Title: A season of miracles.
Author: jz_l0ves-Atemu
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh!
Pairing: Yami no Yugi/Anzu Mazaki
Rating: teens
List and theme: 30kisses, # 30: Kiss

Summary: It's Christmas in Domino City, unfortunately for Tea it'll be blue. Still Christmas is the season for miracles. Maybe, just maybe, one might come her way.

Notes: Santa is magical. Yami is in the Afterlife for now anyway. Dub names will be used. Another fic that has been begging me to write it.

Christmas in Domino City. A joyous time of year. People were hustling and bustling to and fro. Business was booming at the Kame Gameshop. Especially since a locals-only holiday tournament was being held there. Mokuba Kaiba had designed the ads that now littered the gameshop windows. The prize was an autographed duel monsters deck by Yugi Mutou. Along with the chance to duel him as well.

Tea sighed as she read the posters. Since He had left in the summer, anything regarding Duel Monsters made her heart break inside. The last thing she needed was to see was her bestfriend Yugi once again on the dueling field.

She shook her head trying to forbid the tears from coming. Atemu! She cried I wish you could be here instead of in the afterlife.

Her feelings, though never publicly expressed, were not lost upon their friends. They knew the pharaoh held her heart. Even Yugi knew that she saw him as a brother and felt free to pursue others. He and Rebecca Hawkins were going to the Christmas party as a new couple.

Yugi also hurt inside. He loved Atemu, always looking to the Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle as the brother he never had.

She smiled at the line of children waiting to see Santa. Out of simple curiosity or last hope desperation she joined the children in line.

"Ho Ho Ho, and what would you like for Christmas young lady?" Santa asked as Tea sat on his lap.

A single tear cascaded down her cheek. "Santa, I only want one thing. A kiss from my one true love." She replied.

Santa looked thoughtful. He stroked his beard. Without even knowing her personally he read her heart. He gave her a jolly smile "Well Tea, my dear, I'll see what I can do. Merry Christmas."

She took the candycane he offered and smiled. Somehow she could tell that he was genuine. Her heart felt lightened as she left.

She didn't notice Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Serenity, Rebecca and Mokuba had followed her in line.

As each one sat on his lap (A/N: there is NO age limit to sitting on Santa's lap) they each said something similar.
"Santa, please make my best friend Tea smile again."- Yugi
"Santa! Among otha stuff can you please bring da Pharaoh back just for Tea?"- Joey
"Santa, Besides a living Blue Eyes White Dragon for Nii-sama. Could you bring back Tea's love?" -Mokuba
"Santa, besides a date with Serenity, please let Tea be reunited with the one she loves."-Tristan
"Santa, I already have my true love, please let Tea have hers and know that the rivalry between us is over."-Rebecca
"Santa, please let Tea's heart be healed."-Serenity

That night Santa vanished from Domino Mall and appeared in his workshop at the north pole.

"How was your day dear?" Mrs. Claus asked as the elves removed his hat and coat.
"Something touching happened today." He replied "This young lady named Tea Gardner wished for a kiss from her one true love. He apparently happens to be a Pharaoh from Ancient Egypt. He died this summer, and she just wants to be with him. What touched me the most is that her friends wished for her to be happy. I'll try my best." He said.

Mrs. Claus gasped when he said aincent pharaoh.
"Dear, we have a guest. I found him wandering about in the snow. The poor dear. He was freezing when we brought him in." she said motioning to the figure huddled by the fireplace.

"Great bouncing icebergs!" He exclaimed walking over to the cloaked young man. "Are you a pharaoh who has friends in Domino City?" he asked.

Yami glanced at him. He nodded, still shivering from the cold. "Th-th-they w-w-would c-c-call me Yami." He replied through chattering teeth. Santa motioned for his elves to warm Yami up.

Flashback

Yami staggered in the blustery snow storm, his teeth chattering. He wrapped his cape tightly around him, hoping that he could find somewhere to get warm. Icecicles pulled the spikes of his hair down his back. His puzzle nearly frozen against his body. All he knew was that he had to find some shelter before returned to the afterlife. He sensed rather than saw a palace up ahead. Willing himself to keep going on he trudged towards it. When he got to the palace he passed out on the doorstep.

A few minutes later he awoke to the smell of hot chocolate and cinnamon Christmas cookies baking. An elderly woman came to him and gave him some of the hot chocolate of which he tried a sip of, and accepted.

End flashback

Yami told them his story and that he was really fond of Yugi's female childhood friend.

Santa smiled as he said that. "You miss her don't you?" he asked. The pharaoh nodded. "I only wish I could have a second chance to tell her I love her."

"How would you like to make a young woman in Domino City, and her friends very happy?" Santa asked.
Yami blinked Could this gentleman mean Tea? He thought.

"I would do anything, if it means seeing Tea again." The pharaoh stated.

Over the next few days they created a plan.
the elves built a sarcophagus in which Yami would sleep as Santa's sleigh flew to Domino City. Yami would awaken only by his love's kiss.

Christmas Eve was that night and Yami bid a "good night and farewell" to Mrs Claus and the elves as he dressed in his pharonic raiment stepped inside the sarcophagus. He fell asleep as soon as he closed the lid.

With great care Santa's elves lifted the sarcophagus onto his sleigh. Santa had attached a note on the flail carved on it.

Tea slept on the couch in her living room a plate of Alton Brown's Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies set on the end table next to it. Santa sped down the chimney and placed the presents under the tree. He smiled a joyfull smile as he slid Yami's sarcophagus next to the couch.

"Merry Christmas my friend," he whispered to the sleeping pharaoh. "May both of your fondest wishes come true." He eagerly took the cookies and left.

The next day
Joey, Tristan, Serenity, Rebecca, Yugi, Mai, Ishizu, Miho and Mokuba arrived at Tea's house, dying of curioisity to see what Santa had brought her.

"So Tea? Anythin cool under da Christmas Tree?" Joey asked while stuffing his face on her cookies.

Tea nodded and pointed to the sarcophagus that still lay unopened by the couch.

"I don't know what it is, I've been a little bit scared to open it." She said

Joey and Tristan picked it up and carried it to the center of the room.

"There's a note:

Tea,

found this in the seat of my sleigh,
may the contents inside bring you love this year.
You were a very good girl and the only thing that can
wake the contents up is true love's kiss.

Merry Christmas,

Mr. C"

Tea more than a little interested opened the lid and fainted. Inside lay the sleeping pharaoh.

Ishizu fell on her knees in worship of him. Mai and Rebecca pulled her away from him.
"Ishizu, we know you worshipped him, but please, let's give them some air." Rebecca stated.

Yugi hugged Yami's sleeping form close, Mou Hitori no Boku! He cried I've missed you! Please wake up!

Yami didn't stir, Yugi read the note again. 'true love's kiss' Tea woke up thanks to Serenity's insistence.

She was whisked away by Ishizu and Mai.
"Tea, hun, we've got to get you looking like a queen. " Mai said while Ishizu was combing her hair.
"Why are you doing this?" she asked.

"Because according to the note we found, the only way to wake the pharaoh up is for his true love. Ie you to kiss him." Mai replied

About twenty minutes later she was escorted back into the living room. Dressed in Egyptian royal raiments befitting a queen.

Nervously she leaned over the side of the sarcophagus and started to kiss him. Before their lips met she looked up and saw her friends all around hope in their eyes.

"Um, guys, can I have some privacy please?" she asked. Reluctantly they nodded and left her alone.

She leaned over the side of the sarcophagus and let her lips meet his.

Neither she nor he heard the sleeping spell break.

Breaking for air she sat back down beside it. "Atemu, is it really you?" she asked in wonder as he woke up.

"Yes, Tea." He replied sitting up "it is me." She helped him out of the sarcophagus and it disappeared in holiday magic.

He held her close as she began crying tears of joy.

After all this time of year is the season of miracles

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