Perks of the job

By Mushka-kun
Chapter 16 – Christmas countdown

I'm going to apologise to people like Napoly, xSapphirexRosesxFanx and The Last Fallen Angel who are always telling me to update quicker. School is defiantly getting in the way of my leisure time. I may have to post a link to my drama piece on one of these so you's can see what's taking up my time :P

Summary: The Christmas holidays have started, what plans await our couple.
Disclaimer: I no own YuGiOh .
'Thoughts/Quoting'
"Speech"
*Sound*
[A/N]

"Anzu-chan! Anzu-chan! Get up Anzu-chan!" Cried an excited Mokuba, jumping on the bed. "Get up! Argh you're so difficult!" he pulled the blanket off of her. She looked up at him with barely open eyes.
"Ergh Moki-kun it's like 7am," she rolled over grabbing him and pulling to lay down on the bed. She wrapped both arms around him. Seto had already gone to work so the bed was empty. "Let me sleep."
Mokuba's face went all kinds of shades of red. "Anzu-chan!" he screamed.

After 2 hours of shouting and dragging out of bed, Anzu was dressed and eating breakfast with Mokuba. The reason he'd been so excitable was because it had been snowing. They ate quickly and Mokuba dragged her out into the gardens. Anzu had never really been out here before. She thought about how beautiful this would be if it was spring and the flowers and the greenery was out. There was a big fountain in the middle, it had been turned off all night so it had frozen over, it was three angels in the middle, all of them with vases that she presumed the water would pour out of. She didn't get to hang about and admire it for long though, she was persuaded into making a snow man with little Mokuba. They must have been out there for hours creating one of the largest snow men she'd ever seen. It was taller than Anzu and wider than the both of them put together, they found some stones and used them as buttons and Anzu went and found a scarf and a hat. Mokuba sat on Anzu's shoulders and drew a smirk on his face and placed on some eyes.
"Moki-kun, why did you draw a smirk instead of a smile?"
"Isn't it obvious? It's Seto." He grinned. "Cold and smirking, but has so much love inside."

Anzu squeezed the boy tight and walked inside with him. Gloves and boots came off and they had a hot drink. Even though there was snow they still had things that needed doing that day. Christmas shopping. The two of them were driven into town and dropped off in the centre. The town was beautiful, covered in twinkly lights and hanging decorations and all kinds of Christmas-y things. Mokuba really looked like a little child here, his eyes huge and wide and his grate big grin. They went from shop to shop to look for gifts. Mokuba only wanted to get the maids and Seto a gift that day (Seto was going to take him to get Anzu a present another time) and Anzu was getting everyone their presents (accept Mokuba's obviously, it was hidden in a box in the huge wardrobe in her sheared bedroom). They went into card shops and trinket stalls until they had brought nearly all their gifts.
Head maid: A box of chocolates and white leather gloves with sheep skin lining.
The younger maids (who were sisters): scarf and hat sets (one set white the other black)
Yugi: A toon dark magician plush toy
Jonouchi: A baby dragon plush toy
Honda: A tunnel scarf to wear under his helmet on his bike
Ryo: a long blue and white scarf
Ryuji: a cuff with dice on
Anzu's mother: Flowers and a photo frame that Anzu was going to put a photo of her with her dad in.

They only had one more person to buy for, the most difficult, Seto. What do you buy the man who has everything? Anzu did have one idea but didn't think it was appropriate to look for when she was with his little brother. Eventually the pair ended up back where they started, accept with lots of bags, both of them with no idea what to get the older Kaiba. There were loads of stools in front of shops, they had special deals posted all over them and excited members of staff trying to sell everything. That's when he saw it. Mokuba rushed off without Anzu and brought something Anzu never had expected.
"Moki-kun, what have you got there?"
"It's not really a present but it's a surprise, I'll show you on Christmas eve if you promise not to show Onii-san till morning."
"Hmmm, okay." Anzu gave him a look of suspicion but Mokuba just gave her a big grin and dragged her onto round 2 of looking for presents for Seto. It wasn't so bad for Mokuba, the fact that Mokuba got him something made Seto's heart melt; Anzu had come to the conclusion that Seto's true love was definitely his little brother and she was just the next best thing. Mokuba just picked out lots of (what the Kaiba's deemed) small gifts and said he'd just give lots of little things instead of a big present. He picked up numerous things with Blue eyes white dragons on. As Mokuba when through all the card game merchandise something caught Anzu's eye. It was a small choker with a little tag coming off it. It read 'king of games' and on the back had the same design as the duel monster cards. It was perfect.

Presents brought them decided to head back to the mansion. Mokuba ran back out into the garden, dragging the two younger maids with him. They'd been informed that Seto had chosen to come back and work from home. Anzu went to put the presents up stairs were she had hidden the others (making sure Seto's was especially well hidden). She then set off on a search for Seto. She crept into his office, no one was there. She sat down in his big leather chair and looked onto his desk; she saw a ball of paper on the desk. Carefully she un-crumpled it and read it with a huge grin on her face. It was from one of the charities that Seto had donated to that year. They were holding an event were people who donated would perform or speak at this sort of gala event, the person who wrote to him new that Seto played piano and according to whoever wrote the letter Seto sang.

This sent Anzu giddy, she had all these wonderful images of Seto playing the piano and singing her beautiful love songs. Anzu was now grinning uncontrollably and spinning around and around in his chair, she was so hyper and giddy she lost her balance and was sent flying off the chair. She let out an ear piercing scream as her little frame hit the wall. Seto burst into the room with a panicked look on his face.
"Anzu!? What happened? Are you okay?" he scooped her up into his arms and held her head up. She was so dizzy she could only mumble and see shapes, not that Seto realised this. "Oh my god, Anzu, speak to me!" He looked at her head and brought her up closer to his face. He looked almost terrified, good thing the dizziness had calmed down.
"Seto-kun, I'm okay…I…kind of…fell of your chair."

He looked down at her with such a look of relief on his face; he brought her closer to his chest and held her tightly.
"Baka…" he whispered kissing her head. She felt this was the best chance to talk to him about the letter, while everything felt good.
"Seto-kun…I saw this letter on your desk…wanted to know your thought. The one about that charity event."
"How did I know you'd be interested in that? If I say no you're going to give me that hurt and disappointed look and then go telling Mokuba and he won't talk to me for days. When did I become so weak willed?"
"When you said you loved me." She giggled as a slight blush came across Seto's face. "So we can go right? And you'll sing for me?"
"We'll go; I never said I'd sing."

The two of them spent the rest of the night with Mokuba, they ate together and curled up and watched movies. The party was in a week's time on the 20th of December. Christmas was really getting close and she loved it. She had decided to take it upon herself to completely decorate the house from head to toe. The countdown had begun.