Holiday Deja Vu
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"SETO! SETO! SETO! SETO! SEEETO!"
Kaiba groaned and roll over, "Go back to bed, Mokie...," he mumbled from beneath his large, warm comforter blanket. His brother continued bouncing up and down as though he were on a trampoline, "Seto! C'mon, get up! Santa came, Santa came, Santa came!".
Haha Mokuba...I get it. You got me to wish for the holiday to be everyday and you're going on with the act to see how far you'll go until I crack he thought as he sat up and rubbed his eyes, then glanced at the clock.
5:45 AM
Huh...even got me up at the same damn time in the morning. Not a bad start... Kaiba looked up at his bouncy baby brother, "Mokie...you know how early it is?"
"Nope, and I don't care! Christmas, Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!"
"Ok, Mokuba, cool your jets before you blow something," Kaiba mumbled as he rolled out of his bed. Mokuba grinned as he pounced onto his older brother, "C'mon, giddyup!". Kaiba shook his head as they made their way downstairs to the living room.
What the... Kaiba stood still as he gazed as the very large pile of wrapped Christmas presents that lay underneath the large tree in the middle of the living room. Mokuba slid off his brother's back, "See? I told you he came!".
Kaiba held his head, Ok...Mokuba's really gone all out for this stunt... he thought as he sat down in his large chair. He watched as his little brother once again, dove into the pile of gifts that covered the floor.
Just keep going, Mokuba...you'll slip up
"Mister Kaiba, Merry Christmas,"
The brunette teen glanced off to the side to see Roland, once again, standing next to him with two coffee mugs. "I see he got you involved in this too, Roland? How does he plan to keep it up?" Kaiba asked very quietly as he took his dragon mug.
"Keep what up, sir?"
He chuckled, "C'mon Roland, he may be my little brother, but I'm the one who pays you. How did he get you roped into making me think it's Christmas everyday?".
"...sir, are you feeling alright? Maybe some breakfast will help you, I could get the cooking staff ready...," Roland offered.
Oooook...interesting...interesting...
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I wonder how long Mokuba's prepared to keep this up...Kaiba wondered as once again, he and his brother were going down the road in their limo, towards the Kame Game Shop.
"We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!"
"Mokuba, lemme ask you something,"
His little brother stopped bouncing around and looked at him, "Wassup, Seto?".
"Why do you sing those songs?"
"Because...it's Christmas, why else would anyone sing those songs?" his brother countered as though it were so obvious, even Joey would get it. Kaiba nodded, "Ok...well. It's just that you used to go non-stop with that before mom and dad...you know,"
"I remember, Seto. What's the point?"
"I thought you would've stopped doing that every year after they...left. Why do you keep doing it? Doesn't it bring up painful memories?"
Mokuba smiled slightly and leaned against his brothers shoulder, "Well...it did, but it helps me. I think...because of all the good times I had with mom and dad during Christmas, singing the carols is a way of remembering them, seeing as we don't have much of anything else to remember them by,".
Before Kaiba could respond, the car lurched forward, sending the both of them to the floor, along with the gifts Mokuba had brought...again. Mokuba groaned and rubbed his head while Kaiba popped up and glared at the driver area, "You mind explaining what just happened?!" he demanded.
The driver took out the keys to the limo and rolled down the divider, "I'm not sure, Mr Kaiba. At first, I was just going down the street when it just...stopped like that,".
"What do you think it was the cause of this?"
"The engine, probably...this is one of the more complicated limos to drive, especially during this time of the year, Mr Kaiba,"
Of COURSE it's the engine...of course...
"Well can you fix it?"
"I just need sometime to do so, Mr Kaiba,"
"Well if you get started now, maybe you'll win a prize for the time," Kaiba said sarcastically, sitting back into his seat. The driver nodded and exited the car, stepping into the cold winter air, protected only by a jacket and a large hat.
"I feel sorry for 'em,"
"It's ok, Mokuba...he's got protection against the cold," Kaiba said dismissively as he buckled himself and his brother in. Mokuba shook his head, "Not just him, Seto. I mean those people outside...,".
Kaiba lifted his head to see a small group of people huddled around a large metal can with a fire going inside. He sniffed, cursing the cold weather, "Don't those people have anywhere to go? A soup kitchen, a homeless shelter, anything?" he asked quietly, as though to make sure the people outside the limo wouldn't hear him.
Mokuba shrugged, "If they did have a place to go, I don't think they'd be out there in the cold, Seto. I mean, look!". The pre-teen pointed outside and his older brother followed the finger's path. There, in the middle of the group, were two familiar people trying to keep their hands warm.
From the person with the long brown mane of hair and his red stocking cap, to the second person who's light green hair was nearly covered by the falling snow.
"Are those...Rex Raptor and Weevil Underwood?"
"I think they are! What are they doing out on the streets?"
"Hell if I know, Mokuba...although they probably deserve to be out there with all the grief they've given us over the years,".
Mokuba looked at his brother, looking a little hurt, "Even you shouldn't say that about them during Christmas, Seto...,"
Yeah, well this isn't Christmas anymore, Mokuba... Kaiba thought silently as their driver came back into the car.
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"Merry Christmas guys!" Mokuba chirped as he and Kaiba entered the game shop, holding a pile of gifts in his arms, both he and his brother covered in a thin layer of snow. Yugi smiled and came around the corner, "Merry Christmas, Kaiba, Mokuba. Have a good day so far?" he asked in a friendly tone.
"It's been...interesting," Kaiba said quietly as he glanced at Yami who nodded slightly, a small grin on his face.
"Where's Joey?" Kaiba asked, already knowing that Wheeler would be coming down the stairs in five...four...three...
"Right here, Rich-Boy!"
Wow, early... Kaiba glanced at Joey before reaching into his pocket and frowned. Why had he put his hand in his pocket? Habit? Whatever the reason, he discovered that he had a dog bone in his grip.
Kaiba looked down at his pocket, not yet taking it out Ok...now it's starting to get a little confusing. Did Joey give it back to Mokuba, letting him slip it into my pocket? Bah...might as well get this part over with.
"Merry Christmas, Wheeler," he said with a chuckle before taking out the bone and tossing it at Joey. Once again, as the two Kaiba brothers climbed the stairs, Yugi and Yami tried to keep Joey from trying to kill Kaiba...again.
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It was exactly like before. Bakura, Ryou, Duke, Tristan and Serenity were playing Dungeons and Dragons, shortly joined by Mokuba. Tea and Yugi's mother were preparing dinner, and the old man was on his hands and knees checking the water level of the tree stand.
They even got a new tree and repaired this place...damn, Mokuba...how far did you go with this? Kaiba wondered before a slap on his arm made him turn around to see Tea standing there, a small smile on her face, her reindeer sweater on and her hand behind her back.
"Merry Christmas, Kaiba,".
He looked down to see her hand him, once again, a copy of the book Eragon. Kaiba took it and placed it on the table, "Book about a Dragon? Wow, you put a lot of thought into this gift, didn't you, Gardner?" he asked, wondering how she would react on this.
As if she were expecting that, she frowned and walked away, "Sorry, next time I'll get you a gift card to Jackasses 'R Us," she muttered loudly before joining Yugi's mother at the stove.
"Grandpa the tree!"
Kaiba snickered quietly, And Yugi yells right on cue...
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"Today could've gone better," Mokuba said as he climbed into his bed. Kaiba rolled his eyes and sat down on his brother's bed, "Mokuba...we gotta talk,"
"Talk about what, Seto?"
Kaiba grinned and leaned in, "Ok, I got to say this and put an end to this before you make everyone sick of the prank. Funny joke, Mokuba...,"
"Prank...joke?" Mokuba blinked and tilted his head slightly, "Seto, what are you talking about?" he asked slowly. Kaiba nodded slowly, "You know what I'm talking about, Mokie. Now, I'm going to go to bed after I put away my gifts, and when I wake up tomorrow, I don't want you to jump and down on my bed screaming that it's Christmas, ok?"
Mokuba giggled, "Why would I do that tomorrow, Seto? Christmas is only one day a year and it's just about over,". Kaiba raised an eyebrow, "I know that, Mokie...but this Christmas Everyday joke of yours ends, ok? As soon as you go to sleep, it's over, deal?".
"Seto, what joke are you talking about?"
Kaiba sat there and shook his head, "Just remember what I said, Mokuba...good night,". Kaiba turned off his brothers light and made his way to his room. He changed his clothes so that he wore a pair of silk pajama shirts and a matching shirt. Normally, most people would button up their shirts in this weather and time of year, but Kaiba wanted to be different in some cases...cases he didn't want others to know about.
He looked at his bedside table and reached for Eragon, looked at the summary and shrugged, "Hell, might be interesting...," he thought as he opened the book to the first chapter.
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"SETO! SETO! SETO SETO! SEEETO!"
For the love of God... Kaiba sat up quickly and watched as his brother bounced up and down on his bed for the third day in a row.
"Mokuba...I-," he stopped when he looked at the clock.
5:45
"I told you last night, no more, Mokuba!" he said slowly, rubbing his eyes.
"No more what, Seto?"
"No more of this Christmas Everyday nonsense!"
"Christmas Everyday?" Mokuba flipped over in the air, "Seto, I wish it was Christmas everyday! C'mon, we got gifts! Santa came!"
Before Kaiba could even muster enough strength to yell at his little brother, Mokuba hopped off the bed and dashed away into the hallway. Kaiba's eye twitched as he pulled himself out of his bed, "He's just asking to be grounded...,"
As he changed into his clothes, he noticed that his new Dragon book wasn't in it's place. Dammit...he even took the book again... Kaiba thought irritably as he made his way down the hallway.
He stopped at the top of the stairs and stared out at the large Christmas tree, surrounded by the horde of Christmas gifts once again.
"It can't be...," Kaiba shook his head, "Not possible...,"
"C'mon Seto! Roland made you coffee!"
Kaiba weakly waved at him, "I-I'll be right there, Mokuba...just need to check something," he called out before running to his bedroom. On his nightstand was a small calendar with rip-a-way pages, one page for each day of the year.
He looked at the date: December 25th, 2006
"Ok...not even Mokuba would've rigged my calendar...he knows I need it for work," he chuckled softly before ripping away the page.
December 25th, 2006
Rip
December 25th, 2006
Rip, rip, rip, rip, rip
December 25th, 2006
December 25th, 2006
December 25th, 2006
December 25th, 2006
December 25th, 2006
"Ok, now Mokuba's gotten me really mad now,"
-Hours later-
Kaiba watched as everyone went about the same business of Yugi's party. The board game, Tea giving him Eragon, Solomon and the tree, Joey and the dog bone. It was all the same! Mokuba had managed to pull off the most elaborate hoax in all his days. While impressive, it was very annoying.
After tucking Mokuba in again, Kaiba sat in his room, taking in the choices he had. He had to end this prank and soon, before his company and sanity were in danger of collapsing due to him not being there.
He thought and thought for what seemed like hours before an idea came to mind. He glanced at his clock and knew that if Mokuba were to keep up this charade, he would come in a few hours and bounce up and down on his bed, screaming like a banshee about it being Christmas.
"Now I got him...I found a way to make him stop this prank once and for all...," he rubbed his hands quickly before opening up his table drawer and taking out a letter opener. He picked up his clock and turned it around, "Now, for the climax...,"
While being careful not to cut himself, Kaiba managed to carve a small cross sign into the back of his clock. When his brother would come, he would wake up, show him the clock and confront him...making it end before it got out of hand.
Confident and happy about his brilliant plan, Kaiba changed into his pajamas and drifted off to sleep.
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Right on cue, he was woken up by his little brother once again. He sat up and reached for the clock, then held it out to him.
"Mokuba...this means that your prank is over?"
"Prank? Watcha mean...and why are you showing me the clock?"
"I carved a cross into the back of this clock before going to sleep to prove that your prank isn't working. As fun as it may have been for you, it's over. Now lemme sleep,"
Mokuba looked at the clock and then at his brother, "What cross?".
Kaiba frowned, "What do you mean 'what cross' ? THIS CROSS!" he snapped, pointing to the clock.
"I don't see anything...,"
Great, now he's pretending he doesn't see it so it won't end! God, this is getting very old... Kaiba turned the clock over and opened his mouth to tell him off, but stopped, mouth agape.
The mark was gone.
It can't be! It's...it's not possible!
"Well, when you stop being a little weird from being woken up this early, hurry to the living room! Santa came last night!"
He watched as his little brother run out of the room, then looked around. The Eragon book was gone, same as the mark on the clock.
He didn't know about the mark I made...he was in bed at the time! Could it really be...no, no no! I will not even think that!
"MOKUBA!!!!!"
He stormed out of his bedroom and stopped at the stairs to see the large tree once again, surrounded by the gifts.
"It's not...possible...,"
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Kilnorc: Sorry for the wait, guys! Hehehehe...I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and ja ne!