Chapter Two: A Sweet Treat

Disclaimer: What I want for Christmas: Yu-Gi-Oh.

A/N: THREE DAYS! ACK! –types as fast as she can- I have a Christmas Eve deadline, in case you forgot or a new fan of mine. Whoohoo, fans. ANYWAYS, I have to finish this by then which mean I have TWO days instead of two so read and review. ARIGATO! –runs off to type more-

Joey woke up to the smell of pancakes, cookies and something else he couldn't quite place. He sat up and scratched his belly through his shirt. Stretching, he looked at the egg, it still not moving or making a sound. For a whole week, since school let out for the Holiday Break, he has kept a close eye on the egg, carrying it around with him around the house and making sure that it was safe with Serenity when he was out. Niobe never left his side as usual but she had to double-check everything to make sure that said egg was safe. Being a mother was hard work and to make sure the uncracked egg was safe was something she was willing to deal with.

The dragon watched as he carefully picked up the black egg and carries it with him to the kitchen. Serenity always checked every egg before cooking, just to make sure she doesn't make a grave mistake. Joey was right about the smell though; it was cookies, pancakes and something else. The other thing was in the oven, baking evenly.

"Seren, what's up with the Christmas things?" he asked his little sister, about to take a cookie but a slap on his hand made him drop the little Christmas tree shaped cookie.

"Mom and I used to do this every year and now I'm doing this with you this year. We need a tree; we've needed a tree for two weeks now. Just a few days until Christmas and we don't have a tree," she ranted, slapping Joey's hand again.

Joey rubbed his red hand and gave his little sister a pathetic look. "But Serenity, I want a cookie," he pleaded. (A/C: Thanks Joey, now I want a cookie)

Serenity shook her head. "No Joey. These are for later. Here," she started and handed him a plate of thick pancakes with syrup on them. "Eat this."

Niobe gave a small whine and Serenity set a small plate of eggs and bacon on the table for Niobe. It was Niobe's breakfast everyday. Heart attack on a plate is what Serenity calls it but Niobe doesn't care. Besides, the only thing that makes dragons fat is when they drink too much milk at one time. Sure it makes them sluggish but it also causes them to gain weight. Too much and you have yourself an obese dragon.

Glitter, covered in flour and other unknown stuff to Joey, turned her head away from the cooking area and sneezed. "Bless you." The tiny Hyozanryu chirped a thanks and went back looking at what she and her human made.

Without a sound, she had gone to the table and went to a plate, pushing it forward. Joey raised an eyebrow and looked at what was on the plate. Messed up looking cookies. "Thanks Glitter. Did you make these?" he asked, looking at the cookie in his hand. Glitter chirped a response and made a purring noise when he pet her diamond neck. "Thank you." He tried one and smiled. "It's good," he complimented, sending the tiny diamond dragon into a fit of chirps of happiness. Surprisingly the cookies were good. He figured that Serenity had helped her get the ingredients together.

Niobe blinked and tried a cookie as well, chirping her compliments. She and Glitter weren't exactly friends but they were there whenever the other needed each other. Maybe what each other needed was some quality time. The sweet treat seemed to help their somewhat strange friendship.

A/N: First of many today. Please review!