I hope you are all having a lovely Christmas. I was happy and amazed at the nice response I have had to this story. Thank you so much for reading, follow/fav etc...

Here's part two.

Let It Snow 2

The school had arranged a skiing trip to Sapporo over Christmas and Yugi and his friends had decided to sign up for it so that they could give the Pharaoh his first experience of snow.

Jonouchi was excited, it was the first time he had ever had enough money to go skiing. The money from Duelist Kingdom had not only paid for Shizuka's successful eye operation, it had also paid off his father's gambling debt and drinks tab at the pub. He had offered to give Yugi the left over money, but Yugi had told him that he did not want a cut of the winnings, that he had given to Jonouchi.

Jonouchi and his sister would forever feel grateful to Yugi for his kindness.

Their mother had given permission for Shizuka to go as well and there was just enough money left to cover it.

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Yugi had his case open on the floor and was holding up two shirts, trying to decide which one to pack. He ended up throwing both in the case.

"Tell me about this snow Aibou?" Yugi jumped when the Pharaoh suddenly appeared at his side while he was packing.

"Oh! Hi, Other me," he said cheerfully. "Are you okay?" The Pharaoh had not spoken to him at all since the ice skating incident, two days ago.

"I am fine Aibou." There was a slight pause and Yugi could see he was concerned about something. "I have been doing some thinking... You said that snow is cold. It looks like white sand and I am having difficulty imagining that you can do this skiing, as you call it. I have to admit I am confused. Is it like the ice skating?"

Yugi started laughing. "It's nothing like ice skating. Trust me, you will love it. We will have fun."

"Well, okay Aibou, just as long as it is not like the ice skating..."

"Are you still angry at me?" Asked Yugi, guiltily. "I'm sorry."

"No, I am not angry. I apologise for injuring your body. Is your knee okay?"

"My knee is fine. And it is our body, Other me." He smiled warmly at the spirit hovering beside him. If only they could hug.

"Thank you Aibou," he returned the sentiment with a warm smile. "There is one other thing I am a little worried about. I see that you are packing warm clothing!" He was unsure about the cold. He had not liked falling on the ice, it had been hard and cold. Coming from Egypt, he was sure he preferred the heat.

Yugi picked up his salopettes. "Oh! These are to wear skiing. The padding keeps you warm. We will hire our ski boots and skis when we get there." Yami could only imagine what ski boots and skis looked like! Aibou wasn't giving much away, and neither were their friends.

Yugi closed his case and got ready for bed. "We have an early start tomorrow, so I suggest you get plenty of sleep. I am just going to the bathroom." He left the Millennium Puzzle on his dresser while he went to have a shower and brush his teeth (there were some things he liked to do in private!) Yami retreated back into the Puzzle while they were out of contact.

The next morning, Yugi's alarm went off at four in the morning. Yugi groaned. Even though he was excited about going away on holiday with his friends, he still hated getting up this early. He hit the snooze button and snuggled down for a few more minutes.

The Pharaoh knew that Aibou would soon drift back off to sleep if left, so he materialized on the bed next to him. "Yugi...!" He whispered in the sleepy boy's ear. "You will be late for the train!"

"Ack! Why didn't you wake me up?!" Yugi leaped out of bed and started rushing around.

"I thought I just did!" The spirit smirked, hovering beside Yugi as he threw his pyjamas off and grabbed his clean boxers.

"Don't watch! Look the other way while I'm dressing!" Yugi shrieked bashfully, making Yami roll his eyes and laugh.

"We share the same body Aibou. What's yours is mine, remember?" He smirked.

"That might be the case when you are in control, but.. but this is different. I don't like anyone watching me dress or undress, or take a shower or a... anything else that's private."

"Not even Anzu?" Yami teased.

Yugi's face went bright red. "No! Not even Anzu."

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Everyone was full of excitement on the long journey to Japan's northern island.

When they arrived at their accommodation, they were tired from the travelling but could not wait to explore.

Yugi placed his heavy bag down in the room he was sharing with Jonouchi, Honda and Ryou Bakura.

The room was designed to house school groups and was basic but warm and comfortable. Each room consisted of two sets of bunk beds in one room, which also had a small balcony. There was also a small table with four chairs in the room and a small TV. The bathroom was compact with a shower and toilet.

Anzu and Shizuka were in a room with two other girls and were at the other end of the corridor.

"Well, Yuge! What does the other Yugi think of the cold?" Jonouchi grinned.

"I'm not sure," Yugi frowned. "He has stayed deep inside the Puzzle and won't answer me when I call him. I think he's afraid of something." He made sure that he spoke the last part clearly and lifted the Puzzle up to his face. If there was one thing that always provoked a response, it was implying that his other self was afraid.

Sure enough, the Pharaoh appeared. "It is not that I'm afraid Aibou... it's more..."

"Afraid! Yugi cut in, with a smirk.

"Apprehensive!" The Pharaoh stated, assertively.

"He says he is not afraid, he is apprehensive," Yugi repeated out loud so that his friends would know what had been said.

"Meh heh. It ain't like we're going to shove him down the steepest black run, eh Yugi?" Jonouchi grinned.

"What?! I'm not sure I want to get shoved down a black run either!" Yugi gasped. Whichever of them was in control, it would still be his body.

"Have any of you skied before?" Ryou asked. Thankfully, the spirit of the ring was also staying hidden. He had already made it clear to Ryou that he hated the cold. Ryou hoped that it would stay that way so that he could enjoy his holiday. And if his friends knew that he had even brought the ring along, they would be mad at him.

"Nah, but I'm sure it's a piece of cake, I will soon get the hang of it," Jonouchi boasted.

"I have," Yugi replied. "My parents took me when I was twelve. It was fun."

"Yeah, I have been once as well," Honda confirmed. "How about you Bakura?"

"Oh.. I have been once or twice." He scratched his head and looked slightly embarrassed. "My father worked in Switzerland for six months, I learned to ski then. But I haven't been for a few years now."

"Wow, I didn't know you could ski Bakura!" Yugi was impressed. Bakura was known for being even more useless at sports than he was.

"Yeah, you must be pretty good at it," Honda decided.

"No, not really," Bakura smiled bashfully.

A knock on the door startled them. Jonouchi rushed to open the door. "Hey! Are you guys settled in okay?" Anzu came waltzing in with Shizuka behind her. "We're going to get our skiing equipment. Coming?"

"Oh! Yeah." Yugi grabbed his jacket and went with the girls. The other three boys followed.

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"Seriously Yugi! Please tell me we are NOT wearing those?" The Pharaoh materialised next to him as Yugi stood up in the ski boots he was trying on.

"Yes these are okay," Yugi told the ski technician. "They're ski boots. Want to swap places so that you can get the feel of them?" Before he had chance to say 'no' Yugi switched places.

"Yugi! What the!" People turned and gave him odd looks when he suddenly shouted out, making him grimace. "Cramp in my foot!" He quickly covered for his outburst.

He had never felt anything so cumbersome on his feet before in this life and he doubted he had in his past life. How could Yugi say they were okay?! They were even worse than the ice-skating boots!

The technician told him to take them off and take them over to get a pair of skis to go with them. Yugi hovered next to him and chuckled as he fumbled with the buckles and struggled to take them off. "Who wasn't paying attention when I put them on?!" Yugi snickered. He laughed even more when the Pharaoh scowled at him.

"Let me help you Yugi." Anzu saw that the other Yugi had taken over and was struggling, so she rushed to help him.

"I'm okay thank you Anzu. I think I have got it now." He politely declined her help.

Armed with their equipment, they placed it in the boot room and all went for their evening meal before getting an early night so that they would be raring to go in the morning.

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All twenty four students on the ski trip were taken to the ski school meeting point where their abilities would be assessed so that they could be placed in the appropriate groups.

When everyone was asked to confirm if they had ever skied before, Jonouchi lied and said that he had so that he wouldn't be separated from his friends and placed in the beginners group. Shizuka, who had never been skiing either, rolled her eyes at him. She was happy to be in the 'babies' group as Jonouchi had referred to it as.

They were taken by gondola, up to the first station, where there was a nice easy run back down to the main centre.

"Holy shit! I'm not skiing down that it it's like a cliff!" Jonouchi screeched.

"It is only a nursery slope Jonouchi!" Anzu rolled her eyes at him. "It's your fault for lying about your experience."

One ski instructor told them to watch what he did and then skied down the gentle slope and stopped at the bottom, which was about 400 metres. The other instructor stayed at the top and told each of them to ski down and stop where the other instructor was standing.

They waited and watched as a few of the confident students went first. "Go on Bakura, your turn," Honda said.

"I.. I think Yugi should go next." Bakura was feeling quite nervous.

"Me?!" Yugi gawked at his friends. They all nodded and agreed with Bakura.

"Off you go Aibou! I will be right beside you!" Yami sniggered.

"You had better be paying attention, it will be your turn next!" Yugi said, as he set off down the slope, looking a little ungainly and out of practice. He took it slowly and got down safely, letting out a sigh of relief that he had not fallen over. He could hear his other Self laughing. "What was so funny?!"

"You Aibou! You looked hilarious; like you were trying to sit on an imaginary toilet!"

"Hmph! That is not funny Other Me!" The instructor told Yugi he was in the lower intermediate group and waved his ski pole for the next person to ski down.

"Go on Anzu," Ryou gestured.

"Ohh... Do I have to?" She let out a little squeal as she set off, but her good sense of balance from ballet, plus the sneaky lessons she had taken on the dry slope helped and she made it down in one piece. Yugi beamed happily when she was put in the same group as him.

Next was Jonouchi. He had been trying to put it off, but Honda and Ryou both insisted he go next.

He gulped. "Here goes nothing!" He set off and was soon going in a straight line down the hill. Picking up speed he realised he was out of control and couldn't stop. He sailed past where he was supposed to stop and headed straight towards another skier who was coming down the sweeping blue run that crossed the nursery slope, just below where he should have stopped.

The other skier was a tall imposing figure who obviously knew how to ski and he tried to swerve out of the way, but Jonouchi changed direction and collided with him!

He managed to ski right over the front of the man's skis, grabbing onto the man as he did so. The man's bindings released, popping him clean out of his skis, leaving the skis where they were, while Jonouchi continued to clutch hold of him.

The pair of them flew head first into the soft snow piled up at the side of the piste. Jonouchi's skis had popped off and buried themselves in the deep snow. His goggles had become dislodged too, filling the face part of his helmet with snow.

Looking like a snowman, he sat up and waved to his friends that he was okay. The ski instructor, along with Anzu and Yugi skied over to make sure Jonouchi and the other man were both okay.

The skier that he had crashed into, stood up and dusted the snow off himself. "You idiot! What the hell do you think you are playing at?!" The voice was familiar.

"Kaiba!" The last person Jonouchi had expected to bump into (literally) was Seto Kaiba. He didn't recognise him in his ski helmet and goggles, but the angry voice, he would recognize anywhere.

"Kaiba!" Yugi and Anzu both shrieked at the same time. "What are you doing here?" Yugi added.

"What do you think I'm fucking doing Yugi? Knitting a jumper?!" Came the sarcastic retort. "It seems I can't go anywhere these days without you morons trying to ruin my day. Especially you Mutt!" He gestured angrily to Jonouchi, who was now back on his feet, minus his skis. "You shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the slopes until you can at least learn to control your speed."

There was a cheerful shout as Mokuba suddenly appeared, riding a snowboard. "Yugi! Anzu! Guys! I didn't know you were coming skiing!"

Moments later, Ryou and Honda arrived too. Honda had taken a tumble while skiing down to where the instructor had told the other pupils to wait while he sorted Jonouchi out. Ryou had expertly skied down and helped Honda back onto his feet before leading him down to where their friends were.

"Oh my! Jonouchi. Are you okay? That was a terrible crash," Ryou fretted.

"Yeah thanks Bakura, I'm fine. Money bags broke my fall," he grinned at Seto, trying to wind him up.

"Hmph.. Just stay out of my way, idiot! If I see any of you again, I will have no hesitation in getting you thrown off the mountain and banned from the resort." It was not just a threat.

"Meh, like you could," Jonouchi snorted.

"Erm,.. I wouldn't aggravate Seto if I were you, Jonouchi," Mokuba tried to smooth things over before they got out of hand. "Kaiba Corp is sponsoring the ski races that are being held here. And we have shares in the resort."

That certainly changed things. Anzu grabbed Jonouchi and dragged him away, while Yugi and Ryou retrieved his skis. "Come on Jonouchi? Let's leave Kaiba to enjoy his skiing and get you off to the nursery slope where you can't cause any more trouble." Grumbling, Jonouchi did as he was told.

The ski instructor told Jonouchi to join the beginners group that Shizuka was in. After what had just happened, he did not argue.

The lesson went smoothly and Yugi soon started to feel more confident as he remembered some of what he had learned last time he skied. Still nervous about about making a fool of himself, the Pharaoh chose to observe rather than participate. Given what had happened to Jonouchi, Yugi readily accepted his decision.

I hope you enjoyed part two. There will be a conclusion in a few days.

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