Disclaimer – I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! of The 12 Pains of Christmas by Bob Rivers

*Rated T for Teen

Stale T.V. Specials

The eleventh thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me is stale T.V. specials.

Seto could not figure out for the life of him why Joey banned watching T.V. around Christmastime. It seemed odd and he wanted to know why.

The kids had already opened their Christmas presents since it was Christmas Day, and yet, Joey still wouldn't allow the T.V. to be on.

"Hey, Pup?"

"Yeah?" Joey responded as he watched Kai, Jovi, and Mokuba having fun with the gifts they'd received. He couldn't help the sweet smile that appeared on his face.

"How come you don't allow T.V. on Christmas?" Seto really wanted an answer. It's not that he disagreed. It's just that he couldn't understand why.

Joey turned to face him, his smile disappearing. "Stale T.V. Specials," he replied bluntly.

"I…don't think I know what that means."

Joey turned away from him and sighed. "I don't think anyone should watch T.V. durin' Christmas. Christmas is a time for family, not watchin' commercialized T.V. specials about Christmas. When you're watchin' what other families are doin' for Christmas, it takes away from the memories ya could be creatin' together as a family durin' the holiday."

Seto actually understood that. "You want to watch our faces light up when we open our gifts, you want to play with the kids while they enjoy their new toys, you want to make Christmas cookies with us, make Christmas dinner for us, and share that family meal with us. You feel T.V. takes those special moments away from you."

"Exactly," said Joey, lacing his fingers with Seto's. "If ya had the T.V. on, we'd be missin' all this."

"That…is a tradition I don't mind starting," replied Seto with a soft smile.

Joey gave his hand an excited squeeze. Mouthing a 'thank you,' he sat on the floor so that he could help Jovi put together the new LEGO doll house she'd gotten for Christmas.

Seto sat down on the floor to help Kai with his Transformers; they needed batteries in order to work properly.

Moments like these would always be remembered because they were spent with the ones they loved.

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