Chapter 3
"What should we do when we're up north?" Ryou
"I want to go skiing" Malik
"I was thinking on building a large snow man and drink hot cocoa, and maybe even go hiking" Yugi smiling and thinking about their present from Kaiba after Christmas "Still Kaiba will probably want a Christmas duel since he invited me up"
"True, I was thinking on going snow boarding, still skiing will be fun too" Ryou
"Well that's till after Christmas we still have a three days till then" Malik
"Yeah" Yugi "Three days"
"Maybe, but this day is done with, now that it is night time" Ryou
"Well he's right" Yugi (So two days and we will be up north)
Next thing he will do tomorrow is give them their gifts from him. Thinking about their friendship and all they have in common he got them all something similar, yet he knew they'd be special.
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They all awoke the next day, however it wasn't in the usual way. All three Hikari's awoke to their Yamis screaming their heads off at each other.
After hearing them, all three Hikari's looked at each other, sighed, and got up. They changed into everyday clothes while listening in to what the screaming was about, then when they began to hear threats of the shadow realm, they ran downstairs
"Look Pharaoh this isn't my doing" Bakura
"Are you not a thief?" Yami
"No" Bakura "I am, the King of Thieves" Bakura boasted proudly
"Then this, would be your doing" Yami
"What's going on, what did he do now?" Ryou came up and asked Yami
"That's not fair" Bakura to Ryou
"Guilty, till proven innocent, yet even your Hikari is aware of your past history" Yami
"That's besides the point" Bakura
"Well?" Ryou getting impatient
"What did he do Yami?" Yugi asked
Yami could never be mad at his Hikari, and was always honest with him, so since he asked, he told him everything.
"He, somehow during the middle of the night, brought all this stuff here wrapped, and even had the gull, to give his stolen goods as gifts to you all, look, there, under the tree." Yami pointing to all the presents under it
"Yami that isn't his doing" Yugi to Yami
"What do you mean" Yami shocked his Hikari took Bakuras' side
"Ha, I told you" Bakura "I want an apology Pharaoh"
"All you get, is, a Merry Christmas from me" Yami turning to Yugi "Please Explain"
"Well last night was Christmas eve, and Santa came to deliver presents, Still those –Pointing to the Presents- are from him, Here see this is for you from him, and this is from me to you" Yugi handing him his presents "Everyone has something here, look"
Everyone went and got their gifts, even the Yamis.
Bakura received a pocket knife that had little tools in it, Bakura liked it a lot.
"Yes Santa knows me well, this tool of Ra, will come in handy" Bakura
Ryou could tell, that as he was looking at that, he was wondering how to use it for thievery. All Ryou could do was sigh.
(Santa must pity the bad ones) Ryou thought
Ryou then looked at his gifts from Santa, he received a new game of chess and from Yugi he received an identical shirt that he and Malik had. On the shirt it said "I am the Hikari" and for the Yamis theirs had "I am the Yami"
"These are so awesome, thanks Yugi" Malik and Ryou in unison
"Hey Malik, what did Santa give you?" Yugi
"He got me this new game for my computer" Malik
"Hey I heard about that one, it is said to have great graphics." Ryou
"I like this" Marik looking at his present
Everyone looked to see what he was given
He was holding a shirt that said "White coats, mean nothing to me"
"Well it looks like, to me this Santa guy, knows us very well" Yami
"Well Pharaoh what did you get" Marik
Yami said nothing; he smiled, and vanished into his puzzle.
After everyone opened their presents they had a large feast that Grandpa had prepared. Since everyone slept late (especially the Yamis) they had their brunch around 11am, so by then Grandpa had already prepared their feast.
Yami came back out just before the feasting.
They dined on honey roasted ham, pies and different type of cakes and sweets. Still after serving everyone, Grandpa was called out to the shop and was held up by the Christmas crowd, many of the parents had a few "last minute" items to pick up. Grandpa had made a lot of money off of the sales.
Still while Grandpa was held up the Hikari's had their hands full.
For the Yamis had …….a little condition, being Egyptians, they weren't used to all the Sugary substances like Christmas fudge, cookies with frosting and sprinkles, and apple pie, all in one sitting, so they ended up getting a little hyper.
"Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, ha ha haha ha" Bakura running all over the place and his Hikari Ryou was running after him.
Marik was drinking up all the Hot Cocoa and it gave him a bit of a drunken affect on him
"Well a brew this good…..Sssshhhhouldn't go to…..waste" Marik hiccupping
"That is enough sugar for you" Malik "Get into the rod now"
"Wait a minute….or….two….or four….or" Marik finishing up the cocoa and trying to count at the same time-he wasn't doing that good of a job though
Yami was laughing up a storm and went to grab another piece of Chocolate cake
"I think I will cut you off at this one Yami" Yugi taking away the cake
Yami seemed to be doing okay, but if Yugi was right Pharaohs always had to keep their image, know matter what.
"BAKURA COME HERE, DON'T TOUCH THAT……YOU CAN'T EAT THAT LIGHTBULB!" Ryou hollering at Bakura in the background
"I like this cake" Yami "And the show, still I am missing something to this grand event…."
"Yeah, but no more after this one" Yugi
"HAHAHAHAHA…..Today is the day Pharaoh." Marik
"Oh" Yami "That's what it was, a threat to my life….I almost forgot a grand event is bound to have a few threats-Turning to Yugi-otherwise where be the fun"
"Today you will become my mind slaves" Marik swaying a bit
"Funny,-Slightly closing his eyes- there is only one of me-well technically-, so why pluralize the word, as for slaves' yes, you are my slaves" Yami glaring at him
"Right like I said" Marik "Today is the day…"
With a clunk he fell to the floor
"I was wondering when he'd pass out from the sugar, good grief" Malik
Yugi just laughed
Overall they had a great Christmas
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Everyone spent another night and the Yamis were still passed out from the sugar. They used up all their energy while they were hyper so once it wore off, they fell right to sleep. So the Hikari's watched another movie, Grandpa treated everyone out to eat at a Chinese restaurant, and they relaxed the rest of the evening.
They figured they'd play their new games on the way up, on their trip.
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The day of the trip
Everyone who was going on the trip was there early, so they left thirty minutes early, before Anzu showed up. Joey wasn't able to make it because his sister caught a cold and he wanted to be by her side till she was well again.
The drive up was long and it had everyone in suspense as to what they were going to do, and where they were headed.
Finally when the car stopped it was right in front of a grand hotel.
"Wow" Yugi looking at the large snow covered hotel
"This should be fun" Ryou
"Hahahaha" Malik in a Marik like laughter that made everyone turn to look at him
"Malik?" Yugi
"Hahahaha….woo hooo" Malik jumping in a big pile of snow
Yugi and Ryou just smiled as Malik began to make a snow angel
Malik then threw a snow ball and began a snow fight.
Kaiba just watched, then headed into the hotel
Mokuba was left in charge of the company while he was away for the day. Kaiba figured if Mokuba needed help he would call him on his cell. Still the two of them hardly left each others side so this made Kaiba a little worried leaving his younger brother behind.
Still this was all his brothers' idea, and he had about fifty guards guarding his younger brother, with a threat on their lives if anything happened to him, so knowing he was safe allowed him to relax a little.
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After ten minutes of snow play everyone went inside all soak and wet.
"So let's get our rooms, then we can go skiing" Ryou
"Yeah I would like to try it" Yugi
"That is going to have to wait Yugi" Kaiba
"That figures" Yugi turning and smiling at Kaiba
"I brought you here for one day only, and it is to finally settle the score" Kaiba
"Well this shouldn't take too long, shall we go get ready for skiing" Malik
"You guys will be needed too" Kaiba glaring at the two free-loaders
"…" Malik and Ryou looking at each other then to Yugi
"Change and meet me in this room in twenty minutes" Kaiba gave him the key and turned around and left the room
"…" Yugi
"This could be dangerous, who knows what's in that room" Yami looking from Yugi to the Key he was given
"True, but unless this hotel is owned by Kaiba Corp then it should be an everyday type room, right" Ryou
"That's what I thought too" Yugi
They walked to their rooms and found out that each one of them had their own suite. All three rooms were on the top floor and side by side each others, with Yugi's in the middle.
Yugi's was a little larger than the other two, but it was in no more, grand
Still all three had a large bed, a kitchen, living room with a large grand sofa, and a large TV.
Bakura really liked the room
"Well the ones I am used to are a little larger, and have jeweled artifacts, but I suppose this will have to do" Bakura
Bakura was acting a little snobbish, but after looking around he then walked over to the large TV, and as Ryou was unpacking he took a look out of the corner of his eye, and saw Bakura beginning to measure the TV when he thought Ryou wasn't looking.
Ryou changed then began to speak
"I will only say this once" Ryou turning around
"Well…What is it" Bakura though he knew what was coming
"Everything had better be here when we leave" Ryou beginning to head to the door
"…" Bakura (Still what you don't understand is, rightfully these are ours, they were bought by Kaiba and entrusted this room to us, so it is ours, by right of a Christmas present.)
Bakura liked the Idea of Christmas; it meant getting grand things without stealing, though he had to admit the thrill of stealing and not get caught was what he lived for, still as for the presents and grand things, they were "gifts" right.
Ryou sighed and opened the door
Then the two of them, left the room
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Everyone met up at the door Kaiba had specified and wondered what was inside.
"Well only one way to find out" Yugi as he reached for the key and unlocked the door
All three began to go inside and couldn't believe what they saw.
"No WAY!" Yugi
"A…." Malik
"Bowling Alley!!!!" Ryou
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS PLACE!!!" Yamis
"Oh, this is a bowling alley" Yugi to the Yamis
"Usually there bigger, but being inside a hotel, this is a good size" Ryou
"Yeah" Malik
The bowling alley consisted of nine lanes, a snack bar, a front desk, and nice clean lanes.
"So Yugi, I figured, since we are, on vacation, we would take a break from the usual, and go with something, more challenging" Kaiba
"Meaning he doesn't want to loose with the usual duel" Bakura in ghost like form standing beside the other Yamis in ghost-like forms as well
"Figures, he is giving us priests a bad name" Marik
"Yeah like you're one to talk" Bakura
"Well, it is a….different approach" Yami
"I trust you know the rules" Kaiba to Yugi
"Sure do" Yugi
"Shall we…-walking to the lanes-…Your on this lane, I will be on this lane and we shall see who is the best after two games" Kaiba
"Sure" Yugi
Everyone put on their bowling shoes and went to the two lanes.
Kaiba said the first game was strictly practice so they could warm up. So they allowed their Yamis a go at it.
Bakura was first and picked up the ball and guttered it twice, Yami then went and managed to get a strike.
"You CHEATED" Bakura
"I have no need to cheat at such, a trivial game" Yami with pride
"You have enough pride to choke a horse" Marik
"WHAT WAS THAT?!" Yami getting upset
Marik then had a go, and he too guttered it
"I used to be able to do this when we played knock down the pillars, way back when" Marik grabbing the ball for a second go
"Yes and how long ago was that?" Bakura
"Shut up, like you should talk" Marik
Marik rolled the ball and managed to knock all the pins down picking up his spare.
"There, not so bad at all" Marik
"Move over it is my turn" Bakura picking up his ball again
Bakura stopped for a moment
"What's wrong? Forget how to play?" Marik standing beside Yami
"Shut up" Bakura "I was just thinking"
"That's the first" Yami and Marik together
"SHUT UP!" Bakura
Bakura rolled the ball and he rolled a strike, this surprised both of them.
"Hahahahaha I knew it, this is nothing" Bakura
"Well, move over it is my turn" Yami
Yami again threw a strike making him have a double; still it didn't stop there after he rolled his strike his name lit up on the screen. So to add a little more pizzazz, he used his shadow power to emphasize his name a little.
On the screen
'Pharaoh is number one…..Double'
"I knew it" Yami smiling
"YOU CHEAT!" Ryou and Marik
"Do I detect a little hostile activity here? Or is it just jealousy?" Yami smiling
"You wish Pharaoh, move over it's my turn" Marik picking up his ball
"What was that?" Yami glaring at him "You insubordinate underling?"
"Uh I mean….Surly you don't want to "stand" the whole time I take my turn, please, why don't you have a seat" Marik choosing his words a little more "wisely" Marik
"…" Yami taking a seat, but at his own accord
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The game continued like this, on the third round Yami didn't get a strike but he did pick up his spares and Bakura got better with each round as well, and Marik was doing well, as well.
Finally near the ninth round the scores were as such. Bakura-105 Yami-115 and Marik-105
Now it came down to it the last two rounds of the game and the tension was so thick that you could cut it with a knife. Bakura was up and he wanted to defeat Yami just like Marik did, even if it was to a bowling game. Still to do so they would need two strikes to be able to win.
Still you know Bakura and he wasn't going to go down without a fight. Still, this he wanted to be a clean win. So he concentrated a little more than usual and let go of the ball.
The ball rolled down and started to curve down the lane and for a moment it began to go into a direction of the gutter but then….at the last moment it curved and gave him a strike.
"All right…..strike!" Bakura jumped
"HOW DARE YOU, CHEAT!" Yami
"What do you mean, I didn't cheat" Bakura
"That ball was heading toward the gutter" Yami squaring off at him "It would've fallen in if you didn't interfere"
"Interfere!" Bakura all mad "That's the curve ball"
"A ball is curved; to be exact it is round, but it curved when it should've gone in the gutter" Marik jumping in "I'm getting hungry, they should have popcorn around here somewhere, or better yet how about a nice hot dog with relish, yes that sounds better, perhaps both" Saying to himself as he headed to the snack bar
"I didn't cheat or use magic" Bakura getting all mad
Marik ordered his order and received his food
"He did a curve ball Yami, it is just" Yugi showing up in ghostlike form
"You mean there is such a thing as a curve ball?" Bakura mostly to himself
"Idiot" Marik finishing up his hot dog and beginning on his popcorn "Damn them only having small boxes of popcorn, I ought to send them to the shadow realm for that"
"…" Yami giving Marik an (I don't believe him look) "Either way it is my turn"
Yami knew it was near a close game now
Yami took his turn and got a strike, since he hadn't had one in awhile he was glad he was able to get one now.
Strike!
"Damn you Pharaoh" Bakura
Yami smiled with pride and took a seat Marik cleaned off his hands and got up to take his turn
"…" Marik (That means I would need a "double" as well)
Marik too got a strike and it was down to the last round
Bakura got a strike and was able to go again, but this time he knocked two pins down, then one more his total ended up being 118.
Yami ended up with a 125 and Marik a 116.
Yami was thrilled he won, though even he had to admit it was a good, close, game and an enjoyable one.
Then, was the game with Kaiba and though many swear words were exchanged it was a good game as well with Yugi winning at a 127 to Kaiba's 125.
After the game everyone decided to go out in the snow.
Bakura and Marik were having fun they were jumping around in the snow, it did look a little weird though, if you didn't know they were there all you would see is snow being kicked up off the ground out of know where. It is times like these the Hikari's' were glad no one else was around.
"You would to think they had never seen snow before" Ryou
"Screw you Bakura" Marik throwing a snow ball the size of a bowling ball
"Moronic fool, take that" Bakura throwing a larger snow ball
"Ha-ha you missed, and your mother eats scarab beetles" Marik jumping out of the way and throwing a larger snow ball
"Damn you and you call yourself a priest" Bakura grabbing four snow balls and chasing after him showering him with snow
"Underlings" Yami watching them then looked at Yugi who was making a snow man with Ryou and Malik
"Well at least no one will get hurt." Yugi looking at Yami and smiling
"Hey, let's go skiing" Ryou
"You can ski, but I want to go snow boarding" Malik "You coming Yugi"
"I want to finish this snow man first; I will watch you guys from here" Yugi
"Come on" Ryou
Still it wasn't as fun as they thought. Since no one knew how to ski it took them awhile to get started. And Malik didn't have a snow board so he was unable to go snowboarding.
As they were heading down the hill Ryou and Malik were passed up by their Yamis
"Ha-ha, you too ski like my grandmother" Bakura laughing at them and passing them up
"JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS, HAHAHAHAAAAA" Marik passing them up and singing
"Darn him, CHRISTMAS WAS YESTERDAY!" Malik all upset and angry that Marik could ski and he couldn't
It wouldn't have been that bad if he knew he had skied before, but since he was from Egypt he knew that was impossible. He could just pick up things faster than he could.
"How do they know how to ski?" Malik
"Bakura probably had to do something similar to get off of a pyramid after robbing it or something" Ryou sighed
Since they were being showed up by their Yamis they decided to go back to the hotel, and drink cocoa.
Everyone showered and changed and had dinner.
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At about 11pm everyone was back in their rooms packing up for their trip back home.
Yami and Yugi were in their room and Yugi was looking at the ceiling.
"Did you have fun today?" Yami
"Yes, it was a lot of fun." Yugi
"Yes, it was, I will always remember this day" Yami
They then fell asleep listening to the chilled wind howl in the night…
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At about 7am everyone was on their way back home, with a group of yawning guys, complaining about the ungodly hour of the day.
"I mean even the slaves got up later than this" Yami "I at least need a cup of hot cocoa"
"Yami, you had three already" Yugi
"…" Yami "Well I need another one" Yami crossing his arms and looking out the window
Yugi sighed
"I prefer the milk chocolate, to the dark chocolate cocoa personally" Bakura being handed a cup from his Hikari
"YOU'LL DRINK IT OR WEAR IT" Ryou
"Fine, fine" Bakura grabbing the cocoa
Yami was handed a cup as well, so he kicked back, and was looking out the window and watched the trees go by.
The Hikari's played the new chess game he was given by Santa and enjoyed the long ride home.
The End
Happy Holidays One and All
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You alll have a happy one.
QOD
Disclaimer----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I do not own Yugioh, this story is made up for pure enjoyment as well as entertainment. ----Laters…..QOD