Aoi: Hey everyone, guess what? Its time for 'The Dragon Tamer and the Goddess' holiday special!

Akai: Wait, this isn't a new chapter?

Aoi: Well…no, it's kind of a crack chapter

Akai: So you decided to waste our time with some wishy-washy well wishes crap, instead of writing something that pertains to the story. Which you left on a cliffhanger last time?

Aoi: Um…yes…enjoy!

Akai: **face palm**

Seto typed furiously on his computer. He looked up for a second and saw Eiko sitting patiently on his office couch.

"I'll be done in just a minute. Then we'll go," He told her. Eiko smirked.

"Ok, take your time." Seto looked at her, she was acting a bit strange… he decided to ignore it and got back to his work. He soon finished and began shutting down his computer. "Hey, it's snowing!" Eiko said happily. Seto looked out at the city skyline. White flurries blurred together with the bright city lights creating a calming and surprisingly warm atmosphere in the small room. Seto turned back to Eiko; a sweet dreamy look covered her face as she looked at the falling snow. Seto didn't fully understand why Eiko loved snow. Maybe because it often fell around her birthday and therefore reminded her of it. Maybe because it was white, which she always though as 'pure' and 'kind.' But for whatever reason, she cherished it greatly and it always brought a smile to her face.

"We can go now," Seto said. He was about to open the door when Akina ran in.

"Mr. Kaiba, it's an emergency! We need you right now!" Akina said quickly, her words slurring together in gibberish.

"Calm down, Akina, what's going on?" Seto asked, concerned.

"There is a huge problem! You need to come right now!" She said.

"Well, I was about to-" Seto started.

"It's okay, Seto," Eiko interrputed, placing her hand on his shoulder. "I'm sure it won't take long. We didn't really have set plans anyway," She said, a smile coming to her face. Seto gave her a look.

'Why is she so fine with this?' He wondered. 'Something's up.'

"Alright Akina, lead the way."

"All right sir," She said, her voice calmer now. The three walked down the hall and hopped in the elevator.

"By the way Eiko, I just love your outfit," Akina said admiringly. Seto then took notice to her clothes.

"When did you change?" He asked.

"Um…" She muttered, averting her eyes. From what Seto could remember, Eiko had come to the office wearing jeans and light blue sweater. However, she now wore a bright red halter dress with a matching red sash across the waist. Seto had to admit she looked good in it, but what posessed her to change into it? And in the middle of winter? Before Eiko could answer, the doors to the elevator opened. Seto eyes opened in shock.

"You have got to be-"

"Surprise!" Akina said happily. The floor was decorated with lights and tinsel. About a hundred of Kaiba Corp. workers stood around talking to friends with drinks in their hands, "Considering you always miss the holiday party, we decided to force you to come this year!" A devious look covered Akina's face.

"Well, that's very nice, Akina," Seto muttered through his teeth. "But Eiko and I were just leaving."

Eiko walked out of the elevator. She turned around to face Seto."You're coming, right?" She asked.

Seto's face was covered in shock again. "You're a part of this, aren't you?"

It all made sense now. The acting strange, the sudden change of clothes. Eiko had been a part of it all. Eiko's guilty face gave Seto the answer he was looking for. He looked back at Akina, "Fine. Not because I want to, but because I have a feeling if I don't, I'll be getting hell for it for the rest of my god damn life." He said, his voice ripe with anger and annoyance.

"Yayyy!" Akina yelled triumphantly, "We have slain the beast!"

PK and Mallory stood adjacent to each other in the crowded room.

"I didn't know you celebrated Christmas in Japan," Mallory said, holding a drink in one hand.

"Well, many of Kaiba Corp.'s employees are from different countries. Like you and myself."

"Please don't call me an employee," Mallory said, cutting PK off, "I stand in front of a door all day and tell people to go away. And I thought Russia was depressing," Mallory explained.

"Japan does have winter holidays, we just celebrate most of them in January," PK explained. "We just have the party in December to make our lives easier."

Mallory opened her mouth to ask a question when she was pounced upon by a green figure wearing reindeer antlers.

"Merry Christmas, Malo-chan! I mean…Happy Holidays!"

"Ah! Der Fluch!" Mallory yelled before prying Natalie off her. "Who let her in?" She yelled, pointing to Natalie, who was now on the floor.

"I invited her," PK explained. PK and Natalie had been friends since middle school, back when they were both outcasts (though not much had changed). She felt bad that Natalie didn't have anyone to spend time with this holiday season, so she asked her to join her at the annual holiday party.

"...Great," Mallory said, taking a swig of her drink. She looked at the cup, "Ugh, beer in your country is so much more mild than Germany's beer."

"Wait, what?" PK asked.

"I said your beer tastes like-"

"Where the hell did you get beer? We don't allow alcohol on company grounds," PK said, Mallory and Natalie shot her a puzzled look.

"In that case, I've been breaking the rules for some time now," Mallory noted.

"Damn it. Fushuma must have brought it, that damn alcoholic," She looked up at Mallory, "Remind me to fire him later."

Eiko stood next to Seto; she looked around at the employees enjoying themselves at the party.

"Why do you never come to this?" Eiko asked, looking up at the decorations.

"I don't see much of a point to it, not much goes on," He noted.

"Yeah, I noticed that," A familiar voice said. The two turned around to see Red. She wore a black cardigan over a strapless, short dress with a floral print on it, "That's why I suggested we let people play Rock Band. It's actually quite popular."

"Red…why are you...?" She pointed to the dress. Red sighed.

"Akina said she would kill me if I didn't wear a nice dress. Unfortunately, I don't own one," She remarked bluntly, "So I stole one of yours."

Blue walked up beside Red. She wore a light blue dress with long sleeves with ruffles at the ends of them. A white petticoat peeked out from under her dress.

"Wow Blue, you look great," Eiko said admiringly.

"Of course she looks great, she wears stuff like this everyday!" Red complained. She looked over at Blue, "Come on!" She said, taking her hand.

"W-where are you taking me?" Blue asked, a hint of annoyance in her voice.

"We are playing 'Psycho Killer' on rock band whether you like it or not!" Red explained as she dragged Blue behind her. Seto watched as they walked away.

"And I thought keeping Akina and PK in check was a full time job," Seto said. Eiko laughed.

"I'm going to get something to drink," She told Seto, pointing over to the refreshment table. He nodded and Eiko headed over. She picked up the punch bowls ladle and began to pour the liquid into her cup.

"Hey…hey you!" A slurry voice called. Eiko looked over to see and man with long red hair resting his head against the table, "You're Kaiba's girlfriend, right?" he asked.

"Yes…yes I am," Eiko said, hoping to end the conversation. He was obviously drunk and Eiko didn't know exactly what to do with him. The man laughed.

"Hehehe… oh man, I remember when he dated Akina," The man said in a giggley tone.

"What?" Eiko asked, confused. "Seto said he's never had a girlfriend."

"Oh, that's right…." The man said, scratching his head. Eiko brought the cup to her lips and took a sip, "They just hooked up that one time," Eiko spit out her drink. She coughed violently, trying to regain her breath.

"What. Are you. Talking. About?" Eiko said, still coughing.

"I heard that they hooked up once in his office or something…." The man's voice started to fade. His eyes slowly closed.

"Wait, no!" Eiko grabbed the man's shirt and shook him violently, "Tell me what happened, you drunken idiot!" A small nearby group of people turned to look at her. Eiko stared back at them, embarrassed. She let go of the man's shirt and let his face fall to the table.

"Eheheh…" Eiko chucked awkwardly, "I'm just…going to go now…." She quickly walked back to Seto. He looked at her strangely.

"Weren't you going to get a drink?" He asked. Eiko bit her lip.

"I'm…um…not thirsty." Seto looked at her still, he placed his hand on her forehead.

"You sure you're not getting sick?" Eiko pulled Seto's hand away from her forehead, she grinned.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. Just…shocked at how nice your employees are."

"Hey, Fushuma," A voice from across the room said. Eiko and Seto turned to see PK standing next to the unconscious drunk man Eiko had spoken to a few seconds ago, "Fushuma, you're fired. You're always a drunk mess and you never come to work on time. Not to mention that whole 'salamander' incident," PK added, "I expect your desk cleaned out by tomorrow," She then proceeded to walk over to Seto and Eiko, "Evening," She said nonchalantly.

"Um, PK? You know that guy is knocked out, right?" Eiko asked. PK nodded.

"I just wanted to draw attention to him," She explained.

"Why?" Eiko asked. She then saw a group of younger employees drawing over Fushuma's face with permanent marker.

"I should probably go stop them," Seto said. He stood there for a moment, "Yeah, I think I'll go tell them to stop," He proceeded to walk over to the group. Eiko turned to face PK.

"Should I believe anything Fushuma told me?" Eiko asked, wondering about the whole 'hook up' conversation.

"What? While he was drunk?" PK questioned, "Nah, he was pretty wasted, he probably though that pole what his girlfriend," She said, pointing to a nearby pillar.

"Oh, that's good, then I shouldn't believe what he said about Akina and Seto hooking up," Eiko said, relieved.

"He…told you that they hooked up?" PK asked. Eiko looked back at her with a startled look.

"Yeah…" Eiko replied. The two were quiet for a moment.

"Oh look, h'orderves!" PK said, changing the subject. She quickly ran off into the crowd. Seto appeared beside Eiko.

"What was that about?" He asked.

"Huh?" Eiko asked, still in a daze.

"Why did PK just run off like that?" He asked.

"Important business?" Eiko guessed, trying to cover up her previous conversation.

"I guess I'll go see what's up," He said.

"Okay, I'll be right here!" Eiko said, over-cheerfully. Seto gave her a strange look and then walked off to look for PK. Eiko then ran to the other side of the room where she found Blue sitting at a small table with a white tablecloth. Eiko quickly sat down, "Blue, I need your help," Blue looked at her.

"I'm honored, Eiko. You usually go to Akai or Akina when you need some advice," Blue said in a monotone voice that didn't convey any form of appreciation.

"Yeah well…it's about Seto…."

"Therefore, Akai would not be the best option," Blue noted.

"And Akina is involved…." Eiko explained.

"Involved how?" Blue asked. Eiko told her about Fushuma and what he had told her. She then explained how strangely PK had acted when Eiko brought it up. Blue folded her hands neatly on the table. "Well, this is quite a predicament," She said. "If what Fushuma said is true, then that means Kaiba is not as truthful as you thought. But if what Fushuma said is false and you confront Kaiba, he may be angry with you for not trusting him. It's a double edged sword, I'm afraid," Blue said finally.

"So…what should I do?" Eiko asked. Blue sighed.

"Well you have to choose. You could confront him, or you could not," Eiko looked confused. Blue explained further, "If you have doubts or want to know the truth, you should confront him. But if you don't have a doubt in your mind or if you don't really care what happened, then you shouldn't confront him. The choice is your's, Eiko," Eiko sat there, contemplating what she should do next. A few minutes passed. Eiko looked down at her hands as she thought. She lifted her head.

"I think I'm going to-"

"Eiko, there you are!" Seto said, cutting her off. "Where have you been? You just ran off and I had to go looking for you," Before Eiko could answer, Red ran up.

"Come on!" She said, grabbing Eiko's hand, "We must play Rock Band!"

"Red I'm kind of in the middle of-"

"No," Red said cutting her off, "You are not getting out of this. You know, Blue tried that, and guess what? She found that she really liked the game!" Eiko looked over at Blue.

"Really?" Eiko asked. Blue sighed.

"I found the game surprisingly enjoyable. A smile came to her face, "I scored 95% on 'Living on a Prayer' by Bon Jovi."

"Now let's go!" Red said, dragging Eiko along.

"Well, have fun with that Eiko," Seto said, walking away.

"Oh, no you don't!" Eiko said grabbing the collar of his shirt, "We need to talk," She explained. The three walked over to the set up. Red handed Kaiba a fake guitar.

"If you fail, I wont save you," She said, shooting him daggers.

"Okay…." Seto said, not familiar with the game. He looked at Eiko who held up a mic to her lips, "So what did you want to talk to me about?" He asked as the song began. Eiko sang a few lyrics, then turned back to Seto.

"It's about you and Akina," Eiko said. She quickly went back to the song.

"What about us?" He asked as she sung the second chorus to 'Hungry Like The Wolf'

"Before I asked you, have to promise me you'll tell the truth," She said, taking a break from her duties as lead singer.

"God, both of you suck at this game!" Red yelled at them.

"Eiko, I don't like where this is going," Seto replied.

"Just say that you will," Eiko said, her voice pleading.

"…I will," Seto said finally.

"Eiko are you going to sing…at all?" Red questioned in an annoyed tone. Eiko shot her a look and quickly sung the chorus.

"Did you and Akina…ever…" Eiko struggled to find the right words, "Hook up?" Eiko asked.

"What?"

"Fushuma's words, not mine," Eiko, said quickly. Seto was quiet for a minute.

"What exactly made you decide now was the right time to ask?" He said as he struggled to hit in incoming notes.

"I was afraid I'd lose my nerve," Eiko admitted. The song finally ended. Seto walked over to Eiko.

"Eiko, I told you. I've never had a girlfriend," Seto said, holding her hands.

"Seto, with all do respect, there is a difference between having a girlfriend and hooking up with your secretary."

"What?" Red said, storming over.

"Red, stay out of this," Eiko said dismissively.

"No way! You're telling me this guy bumped uglies with Akina?"

"Who bumped what with my what?" Akina asked, walking over to the group. "Okay, what are you guys talking about?" She asked, arms crossed. Before anyone could answer she spoke again, "All I know is that your talking about me, and from what I heard from Red," She paused to give a Red a dirty look. "It is not positive. At all."

"Akina, let me explain," Eiko said stepping forward, "You see, Fushuma mentioned that you and Seto…well, you know," Eiko said, averting her eyes.

"And you believed him?' Akina asked, her voice skeptical.

"Well no," Eiko explained, "But then I brought it up with PK and she acted really weird so I-"

"PK!" Akina yelled loudly, "PK, I know you're here!" She yelled. PK emerged from a nearby pillar.

"….Hi" She said quietly. Akina pointed to spot in front of her. PK walk over like a child that was about to be punished.

"Explain. Now."

"Well…" PK began, "Okay, a few weeks after you started working here, you went in Mr. Kaiba's office. I didn't really find it weird until you didn't come out for a while," PK explained, "Then when I asked for Mr. Kaiba, he came out without his shirt on…." PK muttered.

"What?" Eiko said looking at Seto with a confused look.

"Oh yeah, they definitely did the nasty," Red said in a disgusted tone.

"Where are you getting all these terms?" Eiko yelled at Red.

"I forgot to tell you, our TV is stuck on MTV. You might want to fix that…."

"He then went back inside his office and didn't come out for a about an hour. Then the next time I tried to talk to him, Akina came out and said they were 'busy','" PK explained further, "I didn't know what to think….I mean Kaiba is a hormonal teenager and Akina is a hot secretary!" PK exclaimed, "What was I suppose too think?"

"That's when he was trying on the new jacket I made for him, which is exactly what we were doing," Akina said, "You forgot to mention that I am also a fashion designer by nature," She said, flipping her hair back.

"So…this entire time…You were just trying on outfits?" PK asked. Akina and Seto nodded, "Oh, well that takes a burden off my mind!" PK said happily.

"PK, Akina!" The two turned to see Natalie standing by the Rock Band set up, "They have 'Nine in the Afternoon'! We have to play it!" Mallory stood beside her, an annoyed look on her face. PK and Akina looked at each other.

"It…does look fun…" Akina admitted.

"Let's do it just for old time's sake," PK said finally. The two nodded and walked over to their two awaiting friends. Seto walked over to Eiko.

"I think we should talk privately," Seto whispered into Eiko's ear. Her heart sank, 'Is he angry?' She thought. She did just accuse him of sleeping with his secretary. Seto led Eiko to a familiar hallway.

"Now," he said looking at her, "Why were you so worried about me and Akina?" He asked, crossing his arms. Eiko looked down.

"Because…oh, I don't know," Eiko admitted, "I mean, how would you feel if you found out I spend some…'quality time'," Eiko said, choosing her words carefully, "With someone at my college that I never told you about?"

Seto shrugged, "I'd be fine with it."

"Would you really?" Eiko asked, giving him a skeptical look. Seto was silent. Eiko sighed; she leaned against the nearby wall, "You're mad at me…" She said.

"Not really," Seto admitted, "I guess I never figured you to be the jealous type."

"I'm not jealous!" She said in an offended tone. She sighed, "Who am I kidding?" Whe mumbled. "I guess I just didn't like the idea of you with…somebody else…." She admitted bashfully.

"Yeah well…I guess I wouldn't like the idea of you with some other guy either," Seto admitted.

"So you were lying when I asked you about me and a guy at the college," Eiko said slyly. Seto chuckled.

"Yes, I would have gone into a jealous rage and killed the man who messed around with you," He joked.

"Good to know for future references," Eiko said smiling. Eiko wrapped her arm around Seto's. He kissed her lightly on the forehead. The two walked back together to the main room. Red and Blue stood near PK, Akina, Mallory, and Natalie, who had just finished up their song.

"I must say, that was quite impressive," Blue said calmly.

"Yeah," Red said, she turned to look at Mallory, "I'm especially impressed with your performance, Mallory. Since when do you know how to keep a beat?" Red asked.

"In Japan, I am automatic door opener. In Germany I am-"

"World renown hitman I know, I know," Red said, cutting her off.

"Back up drummer for German rock falco group 'The Squids'," Mallory corrected. Red looked at her, shocked.

"Wow, really? I've never heard of them," She admitted.

"We're very popular in New Zealand," Mallory explained. Red looked over at Eiko and Seto.

"Where have you two been?" Red asked as the two walked over.

"We were just talking," Eiko explained.

"Um….Eiko…?" Eiko looked over at Akina, "Setko is still together, right?" She asked.

"What?" Eiko asked, confused.

"Setko. It's the couple name we came up for you two," PK explained, "Kind of like Speidi, only a lot more classy," Eiko smiled.

"We're fine, we're fine," Eiko said happily, "Setko is still in effect," Seto looked down at Eiko.

"Are you really going to start saying that?" He asked her.

"I think it's kind of cute," Eiko admitted. Seto sighed.

"Well, as fun as this has been," He said sarcastically, "We're going to go now," Seto and Eiko started for the door, still arm in arm. Natalie looked back at her group of friends.

"One more just for all time's sake?" She asked. The group looked at each other. They all nodded in unison, and took their places. Red looked over at Blue.

"Do you think Fushuma still has some booze on him?" She asked. Blue sighed and walked away.

Aoi: Why is it that I write crack so much better than anything else? Well anyway….Happy Holidays everybody! And may all of you uncles get drunk on eggnog! Why? Because it makes for good YouTube. Have a great holiday everyone!