Featuring Peachshipping (Yugi x Anzu)
"I don't know, Anzu-chan...I feel like a marshmallow."
"A super adorable marshmallow," Anzu said with a half-smothered giggle.
Yugi blushed deeply and tugged self consciously at the edge of the sweater.
It was the brightest white he had ever seen. Seriously, it was almost blinding. Add to that gaudy silver and gold designs of prancing reindeer and pale blue snowmen alternating with red and green zigzags, and you had the makings of the most visually offensive Christmas sweater the world had ever seen. Not to mention it was really, really thick, and made him feel like he was double his normal waist size.
"You don't have to wear it if you don't want to," said Anzu, fixing the back of his sweater as it had gotten all bunched up. "We can find a different one for the Christmas party."
She stepped back to appraise his look. A smile grew across her face.
"But you really do look pretty cute in that, Yugi," she said. "I could just hug you all day long!"
Yugi ducked his head, hoping Anzu wouldn't see his face going a cherry red. He wouldn't mind cuddling with Anzu like that...
"Um, it's okay, Anzu-chan, this one is fine. The theme is ugly sweaters anyway...it will work, right?"
"I guess...although I don't see how that could look too ugly on you; you pull it off, Yugi!"
Geez, was she going to keep making him blush?
"U-um, what sweater are you wearing then?" he asked, trying to change the subject.
Anzu sighed.
"I couldn't find anything that wasn't totally horrendous," she said, turning to rummage in her closet. "But...here, what do you think?"
In Yugi's opinion, it was far better than his own goofy sweater. It was a deep, deep red, with little green wreaths encircling the whole thing in rows that were alternated with lines of dark blue and little pink ribbons.
"It's just too many colors," Anzu said, frowning. "The wreaths are cute but..."
"I think it will look good on you, Anzu-chan," Yugi said. "You look nice in red."
Anzu smiled, a little shyly.
"Aw, thanks, Yugi...well, let's see."
Anzu fumbled for the armholes for a moment, and then drew the sweater over her head with a crackle of static.
"Ugh! Static-y," she muttered. "There we go. What do you think?"
Yugi thought she looked pretty cute, actually. Sure, it was a pretty ugly sweater, but it hung baggily from her arms and shoulders in a cute, oversized look that made her look a little smaller than she actually was.
"It looks cute on you," Yugi said. "You look nice in pretty much anything."
Anzu blushed a little.
"Well, as long as it fits the sweater criteria..." she said with a laugh. "Thanks, though, Yugi, I really appreciate that...especially since Jonouchi is going to make so much fun of me when he sees it. I need the ego boost before hand!"
"Same," Yugi said, grinning.
Anzu hopped over to him and hugged him tightly for a moment.
"Ah, I was right, your sweater is really soft and huggable!"
Yugi hugged her back a bit awkwardly, but smiled anyway. Well, if the sweater was going to increase his chances of getting Anzu hugs...who was he to complain about its looks?