Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Nightmare Before Christmas ❯ Town Meeting ( Chapter 4 )
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By: HikariandYami 
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.21.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 311 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.21.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 311 | Status: Work In Progress
…Town Meeting…
“What are you going to talk about, Yami?” Yugi inquired as the other sat him down on one of the benches in the small auditorium. Yami only smiled in response.
“You’ll see,” Yami promised.
“You don’t plan on leaving me all alone, do you?” Yugi asked nervously, shifting his large, amethyst jewels to scan the suspicious crowd.
Yami couldn’t help but smile at the precious doll. Yugi was still frightened and skeptical about everything but he guessed that he really couldn’t blame him.
“Of course not, Yugi,” Yami replied and quickly spotted Ryou, Malik, and Jou in the crowd before waving them over. “I’ll see you after, alright?” Yami assured Yugi before vanishing behind the stage curtains, leaving the smaller to the company of the friendly trio who were all sporting wide grins. Yugi stared after the crimson-eyed youth with a small smile until Malik snatched his attention away.
“Oh, you like him!” the platinum-haired boy teased mercilessly.
A fiery blush instantly spread over Yugi’s cheeks. “No, I don’t!”
“Yes, you do!” Malik continued, poking Yugi in the side.
“Malik, leave him alone!” Ryou reprimanded even though he was smiling as well.
Yugi dug his face in his hands and groaned causing the three boys beside him to snicker. The sound of someone clearing their throat caught his attention though, and Yugi looked up to see Yami standing on the stage behind a podium.
“Listen everyone!” Yami demanded and instantly the room became silent. “I want to tell you about Christmas Town.”
Yugi blinked at this and leaned forward slightly in his seat. Yami straightened out his tie before saying: “There were objects so peculiar, they were not to be believed. It’s a world unlike anything I’ve ever seen and as hard as I try I can’t seem to describe, like the most improbable dream.”
Yami took two long strides to the other side of the stage and rested his hand on a small rope. “Here, let me show you,” he stated before pulling at the rope. The curtains immediately separated to reveal a skinny green tree decorated with bright lights and colored balls with dozens of wrapped boxes underneath. A round of surprised gasps circled the room but Yugi just widened his eyes at the familiar sight.
Yami picked up a box from underneath the tree and held it out in his hands. “This is a thing called a present. The whole thing starts with a box.”
”A box?” someone cut in and suddenly Yami was attacked with an onslaught of questions.
“Is it steel?”
“Are there locks?”
“Is it filled with a pox?”
“If you please!” Yami hushed before continuing: “Just a box with bright-colored paper and the whole thing is topped with a bow.”
”A bow? But why?” Mai questioned.
“How ugly!” Anzu laughed.
“What’s in it? What’s in it?” Jou inquired.
Yami sighed. “That’s the point, not to know.”
Several creatures yanked the present away from Yami’s grasp and examined it curiously.
“It’s a bat!”
“Will it bend?”
“It’s a rat!”
“Will it break?”
”Perhaps it’s the head that I found in the lake.”
Yami snatched the present back and groaned. “Listen now, you don’t understand. That’s not the point of Christmas land.”
He placed the present back under the tree and picked up a large, red stocking and placed it against the wall. “Now, pay attention. We pick up an over-sized sock and hang it like this on the wall.”
A vampire in the front stood up. “Oh, yes. Does it still have a foot?”
“Let me see, let me look,” the corpse beside it spoke.
“Uh, let me explain,” Yami chuckled nervously. “There’s no foot inside, but there’s candy! Or sometimes it’s filled with small toys.”
”Small toys?” Ryou interrupted.
“Do they bite?” Malik asked with a grin revealing his sharp fangs. “Do they snap? Or explode in the sack?”
Jou shrugged. ”Perhaps they just spring out and scare girls and boys.”
At the moment, Yugi looked absolutely terrified. What was wrong with these people? He glanced sideways to see Kaiba walk up besides Jou.
“What a splendid idea. This Christmas sounds fun. I fully endorse it. Let’s try it at once!” Kaiba commanded but Yami just quickly shook his head.
“Everyone, please! Now, not so fast. There’s something here that you don’t quite grasp,” the tri-colored haired youth said catching everyone’s attention again. Yami sighed and looked off to the side. “Well,” he whispered to himself. “I may as well give them what they want.”
Yami turned back to the crowd and grinned devilishly. “And the best, I must confess, I have saved for the last. For the ruler of this Christmas land is a fearsome king with a deep mighty voice. Least that’s what I’ve come to understand.”
Yugi frowned. Who was Yami talking about? He couldn’t be talking about…
“And on a dark, cold night, under the full moonlight, he flies into a fog like a vulture in the sky,” Yami spoke with a sinister smile. Everyone in the audience leaned forward on the edge of their seats with excitement.
“And they call him Sandy Claws,” Yami finished and released a deep chuckle. Yugi’s gasp couldn’t be heard over the loud clapping. Yami gave a quick bow before walking off the stage, the curtain closing after him.
“Well, at least they’re excited,” Yami said to himself when he thought he was alone. “But they don’t understand that special kind of feeling in Christmas land. Oh, well.”
The sound of someone tapping their foot caught his attention and he turned to see Yugi standing behind him with an angry frown on his cherubic face.
“Yugi–“
“That’s not what Santa Claus is like, Yami!” Yugi shouted, clearly upset.
Yami sighed softly. “I know, Yugi, but what could I tell them?”
“Oh, I don’t know. How about the truth?!” Yugi yelled.
Yugi’s anger immediately vanished when Yami took hold of his hand. “Come with me, Yugi,” Yami spoke gently.
“Where are we going now?” Yugi inquired curiously while trying to fight down his blush. Why did Yami make him feel this way? Why could Yami’s touch make him forget about everything? Why did he feel that he could never really stay mad at Yami?
“Back to my house. I need to learn more about this Christmas thing,” Yami replied.
Yugi raised a curious eyebrow. “How are you going to–“
Yugi almost melted to the floor in a bubbling pool of mush when Yami placed a finger to his lips. “Shh, little one,” Yami hushed soothingly. “I have to conduct a few experiments. Will you come with me to pick up some tools?”
Yugi nodded, still completely dazed. Yami smiled at the doll before turning and leading them to the corner of the town square. Only one person would have all the things that he needed for his experiments.
Dr. Valon.
…TBC…
“What are you going to talk about, Yami?” Yugi inquired as the other sat him down on one of the benches in the small auditorium. Yami only smiled in response.
“You’ll see,” Yami promised.
“You don’t plan on leaving me all alone, do you?” Yugi asked nervously, shifting his large, amethyst jewels to scan the suspicious crowd.
Yami couldn’t help but smile at the precious doll. Yugi was still frightened and skeptical about everything but he guessed that he really couldn’t blame him.
“Of course not, Yugi,” Yami replied and quickly spotted Ryou, Malik, and Jou in the crowd before waving them over. “I’ll see you after, alright?” Yami assured Yugi before vanishing behind the stage curtains, leaving the smaller to the company of the friendly trio who were all sporting wide grins. Yugi stared after the crimson-eyed youth with a small smile until Malik snatched his attention away.
“Oh, you like him!” the platinum-haired boy teased mercilessly.
A fiery blush instantly spread over Yugi’s cheeks. “No, I don’t!”
“Yes, you do!” Malik continued, poking Yugi in the side.
“Malik, leave him alone!” Ryou reprimanded even though he was smiling as well.
Yugi dug his face in his hands and groaned causing the three boys beside him to snicker. The sound of someone clearing their throat caught his attention though, and Yugi looked up to see Yami standing on the stage behind a podium.
“Listen everyone!” Yami demanded and instantly the room became silent. “I want to tell you about Christmas Town.”
Yugi blinked at this and leaned forward slightly in his seat. Yami straightened out his tie before saying: “There were objects so peculiar, they were not to be believed. It’s a world unlike anything I’ve ever seen and as hard as I try I can’t seem to describe, like the most improbable dream.”
Yami took two long strides to the other side of the stage and rested his hand on a small rope. “Here, let me show you,” he stated before pulling at the rope. The curtains immediately separated to reveal a skinny green tree decorated with bright lights and colored balls with dozens of wrapped boxes underneath. A round of surprised gasps circled the room but Yugi just widened his eyes at the familiar sight.
Yami picked up a box from underneath the tree and held it out in his hands. “This is a thing called a present. The whole thing starts with a box.”
”A box?” someone cut in and suddenly Yami was attacked with an onslaught of questions.
“Is it steel?”
“Are there locks?”
“Is it filled with a pox?”
“If you please!” Yami hushed before continuing: “Just a box with bright-colored paper and the whole thing is topped with a bow.”
”A bow? But why?” Mai questioned.
“How ugly!” Anzu laughed.
“What’s in it? What’s in it?” Jou inquired.
Yami sighed. “That’s the point, not to know.”
Several creatures yanked the present away from Yami’s grasp and examined it curiously.
“It’s a bat!”
“Will it bend?”
“It’s a rat!”
“Will it break?”
”Perhaps it’s the head that I found in the lake.”
Yami snatched the present back and groaned. “Listen now, you don’t understand. That’s not the point of Christmas land.”
He placed the present back under the tree and picked up a large, red stocking and placed it against the wall. “Now, pay attention. We pick up an over-sized sock and hang it like this on the wall.”
A vampire in the front stood up. “Oh, yes. Does it still have a foot?”
“Let me see, let me look,” the corpse beside it spoke.
“Uh, let me explain,” Yami chuckled nervously. “There’s no foot inside, but there’s candy! Or sometimes it’s filled with small toys.”
”Small toys?” Ryou interrupted.
“Do they bite?” Malik asked with a grin revealing his sharp fangs. “Do they snap? Or explode in the sack?”
Jou shrugged. ”Perhaps they just spring out and scare girls and boys.”
At the moment, Yugi looked absolutely terrified. What was wrong with these people? He glanced sideways to see Kaiba walk up besides Jou.
“What a splendid idea. This Christmas sounds fun. I fully endorse it. Let’s try it at once!” Kaiba commanded but Yami just quickly shook his head.
“Everyone, please! Now, not so fast. There’s something here that you don’t quite grasp,” the tri-colored haired youth said catching everyone’s attention again. Yami sighed and looked off to the side. “Well,” he whispered to himself. “I may as well give them what they want.”
Yami turned back to the crowd and grinned devilishly. “And the best, I must confess, I have saved for the last. For the ruler of this Christmas land is a fearsome king with a deep mighty voice. Least that’s what I’ve come to understand.”
Yugi frowned. Who was Yami talking about? He couldn’t be talking about…
“And on a dark, cold night, under the full moonlight, he flies into a fog like a vulture in the sky,” Yami spoke with a sinister smile. Everyone in the audience leaned forward on the edge of their seats with excitement.
“And they call him Sandy Claws,” Yami finished and released a deep chuckle. Yugi’s gasp couldn’t be heard over the loud clapping. Yami gave a quick bow before walking off the stage, the curtain closing after him.
“Well, at least they’re excited,” Yami said to himself when he thought he was alone. “But they don’t understand that special kind of feeling in Christmas land. Oh, well.”
The sound of someone tapping their foot caught his attention and he turned to see Yugi standing behind him with an angry frown on his cherubic face.
“Yugi–“
“That’s not what Santa Claus is like, Yami!” Yugi shouted, clearly upset.
Yami sighed softly. “I know, Yugi, but what could I tell them?”
“Oh, I don’t know. How about the truth?!” Yugi yelled.
Yugi’s anger immediately vanished when Yami took hold of his hand. “Come with me, Yugi,” Yami spoke gently.
“Where are we going now?” Yugi inquired curiously while trying to fight down his blush. Why did Yami make him feel this way? Why could Yami’s touch make him forget about everything? Why did he feel that he could never really stay mad at Yami?
“Back to my house. I need to learn more about this Christmas thing,” Yami replied.
Yugi raised a curious eyebrow. “How are you going to–“
Yugi almost melted to the floor in a bubbling pool of mush when Yami placed a finger to his lips. “Shh, little one,” Yami hushed soothingly. “I have to conduct a few experiments. Will you come with me to pick up some tools?”
Yugi nodded, still completely dazed. Yami smiled at the doll before turning and leading them to the corner of the town square. Only one person would have all the things that he needed for his experiments.
Dr. Valon.
…TBC…