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Warnings: None
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Atemu sat in a chair in front of the window. Out side was a dull winter gray with flurries of snow. He was in his room, and keeping away from his family, the family of the host. He didn't care for large crowds. Content with Hoshi, who was comfortably positioned in his lap. Occasionally Hoshi would sit up, and paw at the window in an attempt at chasing the flakes.
Mokoba knocked of the doorframe so that when he spoke he wouldn't startle the kid. "Atemu you alright?" He wasn't around Atemu often enough to know that he preferred to be alone. He walked over to the window, and had he not been pregnant would have kneeled down to be at eye level with Atemu.
Atemu looked from the window, and up to Mokuba. "Fine, thank you." He smiled, and stroked Hoshi to keep him calm. He already knew the next question, as it was asked so many times. "I like be alone." Hoshi meowed compliance.
Mokuba put a hand on Atemu's shoulder. "You shouldn't sit there and watch life pass you by… You should go out and experience life." This five year old reminded him a lot of his brother Seto before he'd married Jou.
"No one misses me." Atemu smiled, and looked back out the window. "Except you." Hoshi pawed at Atemu's hand has he traced his name into the cool glace. "My teachers, family use to this."
"Dinner will be ready soon. I think afterwards everyone is getting together to watch a movie. Maybe you would like to join us." Mokuba put his free had on his stomach in attempt to calm his daughter.
Atemu caught the action from the corner of his eyes, and giggled. "Bast is good at calming babies." He scratched Hoshi behind his ears. "Find her for me Hoshi." He sat the cat down, and stood up. "He'll meet us at the table."
Mokuba watched the cat exit the room, and then looked back at Atemu. "You are close with the cats." He smiled, and led the way out of the room.
"I don't pull tails, or chase them." Atemu followed Mokuba. "Hoshi is most favorite of mine."
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Michiko was already fed and in bed. Seto and Yami, Jou and Yuugi, Mokuba and Atemu, Raphael and Mahado, Mana, and lastly the three cats and a dog entered into the dinning hall. Each pairing was equally immersed in a topic of choice. However, it ceased so they could sit next in proper placement the kids in one room, and the adults in another.
The table was already heavy with bread, soup, salad, broccoli, corn, green beans, mash potatoes, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, rice, black-eyed peas, lima beans, fried steak, and fried chicken. In an orderly fashion, they each grabbed a dish, and when finished passed it to the next person. This worked, until certain dishes were placed in the hands of the pregnant ones.
Seto's eyes narrowed as he saw Mokuba and Yami eyeing the mash potatoes. Quickly snatching them up. "I saw them first." After taking half the dish he passed it on.
Yami was next, taking half of what was left.
Mokuba huffed out of irritability. "Save me some mash potatoes!" He whined knowing he was last down at the table.
Jou rolled his eyes. "Boys, boys… They can make more." The three glared at him. "Seto I have all rights to cut you off." He brandished his fork in his general direction. "I'll advise Yuugi and Raphael to do the same for you Yami and Mokuba if you don't change those attitudes."
"Make us suffer, we make you suffer." Yami brandished his own fork towards Jou.
Yuugi looked to Raphael, as Seto threw his roll at Jou. "I should have brought a rain jacket." Yuugi muttered.
"Worse than the five year olds." Raphael muttered back, as he leaned in his chair to look in on them. A tomato smacked him in the face. Quickly at full attention, he glared. "Alright right who…" He brandished his forked sending the piece of steak flying.
Within the next ten minutes food landed in plates in a most unconventional method, via food fight. Aside from on plates, it was all over the floor, walls, and themselves.
Yuugi stood up, raking the macaroni and cheese from his hair. "Need a bath before we sit down to a movie.
Mokuba giggled. "So much for civilized dinner." He ran his finger through the mash potatoes on his plate. "At least I managed to get some."
Raphael had a mischievous grin on his face as he watched Mokuba suck the mash potatoes off his finger; he himself munched on some broccoli. "Family gatherings aren't supposed to be civilized. If they were then we wouldn't ever make decent memories."
Jou nudged Seto who had eyes the size of saucers as he watched Raphael and Mokuba. Seto shook his head and mumbled. "Jou pass me what is left of the corn."
Jou nodded. "Sure." He noticed that the pets were having a feast.
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Yami, Seto, and Mokuba occupied the sofa while Yuugi, Jou, and Raphael sprawled out on the floor beneath them. Bast, via the back rim, passed the length of the sofa where the three pregnant men sat. Occasionally Bast paused to nuzzle them on the back of their necks. Atemu and Mana sat in the corner of the room engaged in a game of chess. Hoshi was in Atemu's lap. Yue was positioned in front of the TV, occasional to stand on two back legs or to run the length to chase the characters. Molly was curled in her dog bed in the corner. Mahado was in between the units, and the TV; sprawled out on his stomach and interested in the movie.
Mana looked to her brother, Atemu, a twinkle in her eye. "You're not paying attention."
"The noise distract me." Atemu sighed, and moved the piece. "I also feel uneasy."
Mana nodded. "They insist we be here." She herself preferred the company of a book to a person; although, she would be talkative in small groups.
"Check Mate." Atemu rolled his eyes, disgusted by the easy win. "Seems you no all here either."
Both Mana and Atemu laughed. Mahado shot a look to his brother and sister, and made a shushing sound. The room at large looked at the three children. Yami gave a 'don't start' look at the three.
Atemu finished putting up the game, and stood up with Hoshi in arms. "Please excuse me." He left the room.
Mana walked over to momma, and sat in his lap. Yuugi ran his fingers through Mana's hair. "It's alright."
Mahado looked at his sister, and sneered. Before he was caught he returned to watching the movie.
