Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh or the song 12 Days of Christmas

-December 15-

The next day Atemu and Yami were lounging on the couch together. Yami had been thrilled when Atemu told him that he wasn't going into the office that day.

"So, Atemu what do you want to do today?" Yami asked. He'd already called his grandfather and said that he wouldn't be coming in to help with the shop today since Atemu had taken a rare day off during the holiday season. His grandpa had been fine with it since he knew how little time Yami had with Atemu this time of year.

Atemu just smiled at his boyfriend and said, "It's completely up to you Yami."

Yami grinned and said, "Can we go ice skating?"

Atemu nodded, though mentally he groaned. He HATED going ice skating and he always had. In the five years Yami and him had been together Atemu had gone skating with Yami twice and that was only because he knew that Yami really loved skating. All the other times he was able to get out of going because he was either too tired or he was just working so much that he just couldn't go.

Yami pecked Atemu on the lips in gratitude before he raced out of the room to go and grab their jackets, gloves and scarves.

Atemu dug out his cell phone and decided to call his vice president and let him know that he wasn't going to be in for a few days since after he had done some serious thinking last night he had realized that he had been spending far too much time away from Yami and if he didn't want Yami to end up leaving him he needed to change that.

"Sennen Games Inc Vice Presidents office, may I…"

"This is Atemu Sennen. Patch me through to Bakura…yesterday." Atemu said, cutting the receptionist off.

"Right away sir."

A few seconds later he heard the gruff voice of his vice president, "Hello?"

"Bakura I'm going to be taking the next few days off so you're in charge. I don't want to be bothered unless there is an emergency. And it'll be your ass I'll be firing if I come back to find my families company in ruins." Atemu said.

"Don't worry about a thing. Everything will run smoothly…and if it doesn't those responsible for the screw ups will become unemployed very quickly." Bakura said.

"Good. Oh, and while we're on the subject of firing people. In form my Secretary, Ms. Wong, that she is fired and that her desk to be cleared out by the end of the day."

Bakura chuckled and said, "You got it boss."

Atemu bit back a snort of amusement when he heard how happy Bakura sounded about firing someone…sometimes he got WAY too much joy out of that part of the job.

"Hey boss, not that this is any of my business or anything but might I ask why you're suddenly taking time off?" Bakura asked.

Atemu smiled at Yami, who he had just noticed was standing patiently just inside the living room, he wasn't saying anything but Atemu could see in Yami's eyes that he was worried Atemu'd been called in and would be rushing off to work despite the fact that they'd made plans together. "Let's just say I've been neglecting my boyfriend and its high time I changed that."

With that being said Atemu hung up on Bakura and set his cell phone on the end table before walking over to join Yami, accepting his coat and scarf from his lover. "Well, we had better get going if we want to get there before it gets crowded." Atemu said.

Yami nodded but said, "What about your cell phone?"

Atemu just shrugged, "I'm going to be spending the day with the only person of importance so why would I need to carry the phone. If you need to tell me something you can just tell me."

Yami grinned widely as the two made their way out to the car.

The ride down to the ice skating rink was comfortably silent both men lost in their own thoughts.

Yami was beyond happy that Atemu was going skating with him, not so much that they were going skating…which Yami loved to do as Atemu knew, but because they were doing so together.

Despite loving to go ice skating Yami hadn't gone skating without Atemu. Not since they got together, and the first time Yami had got skating in years was the first time he'd gone with Atemu. He couldn't bring himself to without Atemu there. Because he knew that if he'd gone without Atemu he wouldn't be able to enjoy skating like he had when he was a kid.

"Hey Até?" Yami suddenly said, realizing that he had never told Atemu about why he wouldn't skate without him…not that Atemu even knew Yami wouldn't.

"Yes Yami?" Atemu replied, glancing over at his boyfriend while they were at a red light.

"You know how much I love to go skating with you right?" Yami asked.

Atemu nodded, "Yes Yami, I know that. I know you love ice skating."

Yami shook his head, "I love ice skating with you Atemu, no matter how much I enjoy it…I just can't go without you." Yami said.

"What do you mean Yami?" Atemu asked.

Yami sighed and glanced out the window, "Do you remember that I told you I had a twin brother?"

Atemu nodded, "Yes Yami I remember that Yami."

"Well, I never told you how he died Atemu." Yami said.

Atemu's eyes widened in slight realization and he pulled off to the side of the road and turned off the car. Atemu then turned to face Yami, who was still starring resolutely out the car window. Atemu could see from Yami's reflection in the glass that he had tears in the corners of his eyes that he was fighting to hold back. Atemu placed a comforting hand on his boyfriend's shoulders.

"Yugi and I used to go ice skating all the time. We'd go at least once a week every winter. The winter when we were both sixteen was no different. We walked straight to a frozen pond about a quarter of a mile from our school with our skates in our backpack. We got there put out skates on and just went out and skated…both loving the feeling of freedom gliding across the ice gave us." Yami paused briefly to wipe his eyes before continuing.

"Yugi however wasn't paying attention to where he was skating and he ended up skating right into a hole that had been cut in the ice by an ice fisherman…he was gone in a second. I raced over to him and reached down into the ice cold water trying to pull him out. It took me forever to grab him…and by the time I managed to get a hold of him my arm had gone completely numb. I pulled him out but by that time he was completely blue. I dragged him to the side and did mouth to mouth but it was too late. My brother had drowned."

"Oh god. Yami, I'm so sorry." Atemu said, wrapping his arms around his lover. For a moment Yami just sat there crying before he pulled away and wiped his eyes.

"That had been the last time I'd went ice skating. My friends had tried to get me back out on the ice but I just…couldn't. Every time I got out there I'd remember what had happened to Yugi. That was, until I went with you that first time…six months after we'd first met. When we were both 21. That was the first time since I'd lost my brother that I'd been able to enjoy being on the ice. So, despite the fact that I love skating I don't go without you…because you keep me from getting lost in my memories." Yami finished.

Atemu continued to just hold Yami for several minutes before he released him and started back up the car and drove the rest of the way to the rink. They got out and headed inside and rented skates before they moved out on the ice…and for once Atemu didn't complain about how cold it was or how uncomfortable the skates were.

He slowly skated over to where Yami was and wrapped his arms around his boyfriend before he began to pull him away from the wall and around the rink. Yami smiled before he pulled himself out of Atemu's arms and grabbed Atemu's hand instead and they began to skate hand in hand around the rink.

Eventually Yami released Atemu's hand and said, "You're it Até." Before he took off across the ice.

With a smirk Atemu raced after him and after a few near catches he managed to wrap his arms back around his lover. "Got you." He whispered before he leaned down and pecked the chuckling Yami on the lips.

Yami allowed Atemu to continue to hold him while they glided across the ice just enjoying being close to him.

The two stayed at the rink for two hours before Yami had spoke up and said, "Atemu, I'm getting a bit cold."

Atemu had nodded and the two got off the ice, turned in their skates and headed back home.

The two settled down in the living room on the couch both sipping hot chocolate before Yami set his mug on the coffee table and took Atemu's away as well and climbed into his lover's lap.

Atemu looked at Yami in confusion for a moment before Yami leaned down so that his mouth was right next to Atemu's ear and he whispered, "On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me…" He paused and briefly pecked Atemu on the cheek before continuing, "Two hours skating…"

With a smirk Atemu added while he rested his hand on Yami's stomach, "And a great, life changing piece of news"

Both chuckled before Atemu said, "Now whose changing the words?"

With a smirk Yami picked up a throw pillow from the couch and playfully smacked Atemu with it. "I figured that if you write your own version of the song then I could help."

A/N: And so ends day 2. Tomorrow I'll post day 3. Please review and let me know what you think.