This is the first of instalment of my Christmas story. It's just a little bit of fun and fluff.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or any of the characters

Let It Snow.

After all the craziness of the last year, Yugi was looking forward to the Christmas and New Year holiday. The dark evenings were made more enjoyable by the Christmas decorations that adorned all of the shop fronts. They had really made an effort with the Christmas tree in Domino Square this year – it was beautifully decorated. An artificial ice rink had also been built for the holidays, and street vendors had set up fast food stalls.

Yugi was determined to make it a Christmas to remember. Last Christmas, he had not really known much about the spirit who inhabited the Puzzle – everyone had believed that he was just another side of Yugi, rather than a separate person.

But since Duelist Kingdom, they had struck up a rapport and had developed a strong bond.

His Other Self had no memories of his own life from before Yugi pieced together the Puzzle. All he knew, was that he was a Pharaoh from Ancient Egypt and was over three thousand years old. And that he had been sealed inside the Puzzle to save his kingdom.

Deep inside their shared heart, they both knew that they would have to seek out his true identity, and find out how and why he was inside the Puzzle. But in the meantime, Yugi was determined to help him make as many new memories as he possibly could. Today's lesson, was the meaning of Christmas.

"Explain to me again Yugi? Christmas started as a Christian festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus, who apparently was born approximately one thousand years after I was placed inside the Puzzle... I am just not getting it.. Why would anyone want to celebrate the birthday of someone who died thousands of years ago? After all, were the Pharaohs not seen as Gods? Why do we not celebrate the birth of Pharaohs?"

Yugi had to think up an answer to that quickly. "Because there are too many of them! And they didn't celebrate birthdays then – I don't think... Did they?"

"Don't ask me Aibou! No memories, remember?"

"Yeah, about your memories. Ishizu said that the tablet will only be on display in the museum for another month. We really should..."

The spirit cut him off and waved him away dismissively. "Can we just forget about my past for now! I have further questions?"

"Okay, fire away."

"Fire! Where?!" He started looking around him.

Yugi was laughing. "No, there's not a real fire. It's a saying; like go on then, ask your question."

"I knew that, I was just winding you up!" The Pharaoh pouted and asked his question. "Why do you celebrate it in Japan if you do not worship this Jesus?" He enjoyed testing Yugi's knowledge. He felt that his Aibou didn't always apply himself enough at school and somewhere in the back of his own mind he felt that he too had probably been a lazy student.

Yugi felt like banging his head on the wall. His Other self enjoyed questioning him on every little detail and then observing him flounder. "Because to Christians, he was the son of God. Every year, they celebrate by giving each other presents and eating tons of food. We follow a different religion in Japan, but enjoy celebrating the commercial side of Christmas."

"Hmm... From what you have shown me on the internet, It would seem to me Aibou that most people seem to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, and that it is just an excuse to get very drunk, eat far too much rich food and buy each other ridiculously expensive gifts."

Yugi scratched his head and grinned. "Yup! I think you have just summed it up perfectly, Other Me."

He laughed even harder at the slightly bemused look on the spirit's face as he hovered next to him.

"I fail to see the amusement Aibou," he pouted.

Yugi stopped laughing and shut down his laptop. "Anyway, we should get ready now, we are meeting Anzu in half an hour."

"I hope you are not setting me up on a date again Aibou," he frowned suspiciously.

"Not at all. We are both doing this one," Yugi winked. "I'm not sure I can trust the two of you together anyway."

"I am a man of honour Yugi. I know you are in love with Anzu. I will not encourage her to fall in love with me."

"Love!" Yugi snickered, his face pink. "No, no," he waved his hands in front of his face, cringing like love was a rude word, "Well, maybe I am in love with her just a little bit. But I'm not sure because I don't know enough about..."

"Sex?!" The Pharaoh interjected.

"What?! Of course I know about s. s.. that! I was going to say that I don't know enough about serious relationships and love. Love leads to marriage and babies and stuff. I'm seventeen, I'm not ready to settle down."

"So, you just want sex but without being in a serious relationship," the spirit concluded.

"Ye... no! Wait a minute. Now you make it sound like sex is all I'm interested in!"

The spirit gave him an incredulous look. "But you are seventeen. Is that not normal?"

Yugi face palmed. "I give up!" He groaned.

"If you are concerned about initiating sex with Anzu, I am sure I can help. There is no way she will be able to resist my charming personality and seduction techniques," he smirked.

"Mou Hitori No Boku!" Yugi shrieked, balling his dirty socks together and throwing them at the Pharaoh as hard as possible. Of course, they just went straight through the non-corporeal spirit.

Both teens fell about laughing. "S.. sorry Aibou," he breathed, between gasps for breath. "Your reaction was priceless! I will cherish it as one of my memories when I leave..."

The conversation suddenly went from hilarity and teasing to rueful contemplation.

"Yugi looked sad all of a sudden. "I don't want you to leave. I wish we could find your memories and then let you stay?"

"I am sorry Aibou. I don't want to leave either, but when I find my own memories, I may well have no other choice."

"Yeah, I know. Lets just forget about it until after the holidays, eh?!" Yugi winked.

"Deal! Now, my offer to help you seduce Anzu still stands, if you are interested?" He smirked.

Yugi glared at him. "No seduction. Got it?! Anzu already prefers you over me, anyway. She may not want you to swap back to me if you kiss her."

"You are mistaken Aibou. Anzu always behaves rather strangely around me, whereas, she is relaxed and behaves naturally around you. I believe she finds both of us attractive, but in different ways."

"Yeah, I'm just the weedy little friend. You are the sexy, brooding Pharaoh. How can I compete with that?!"

"If it helps, I can always try to behave a little more like Jonouchi or Honda around her. You know, scratch my testicles, eat too quickly so that I give myself indigestion and belch in public. That would be sure to put her off me!" He started laughing.

"But, people think you are me! They will think it is me behaving like... Oh, never mind, just be yourself."

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The ice skating didn't go as Yugi had planned. When he got onto the ice, he informed Yami that Anzu was teaching him to ice skate and switched places leaving the surprised Pharaoh tottering on the ice.

He glared angrily at Yugi hovering above him and tried to switch back but Yugi blocked him. He promptly slipped and landed hard on his backside. Watching on, Yugi winced – he would feel that bruise later.

"Yugi! Are you okay Yugi?" Anzu could see that he was not happy and offered a hand to help him up.

"I can get up on my own." Uncharacteristically, he slapped her hand away and crawled to the side so that he could use the barrier to haul himself up.

"Oh! Okay." Anzu looked a little shocked as she joined him at the barrier. "We don't have to do this if you don't want to. We can do something else if you like?"

"I am sorry I reacted angrily Anzu, I was just a little shocked at finding myself on the ice." He glared daggers at Yugi, who abruptly retreated inside his soul room to escape the death glare. "I will be fine in a moment. I will not be defeated by a sheet of ice. But why do I have to wear these uncomfortable razor blades on my feet? They pinch my toes." With Anzu supporting his arm, he levered himself off the barrier and started tottering around in an ungainly fashion.

Anzu was not used to seeing the usually confident Pharaoh looking so out of his depth. He was clearly not enjoying himself, but was too stubborn to give in. She was relived when he eventually started to master it.

Feeling that the Pharaoh was relaxing a little, Yugi popped back out of his soul room to watch his progress. He smiled at the slightly more confident way that he was gliding along – although, he still looked ungainly!

The Pharaoh looked up at Yugi and that was when he lost concentration and crashed, skidding into the barrier and bashing his knee. "Ow! Shit, shit." He sat up and grimaced at the throbbing pain from the bruise he knew he would have.

Angrily, the Pharaoh retreated back into the Puzzle, leaving Yugi to nurse his throbbing knee and backside.

"I have decided I hate ice skating!" Yugi pouted at Anzu.

"Oh! Where did the other Yugi go?" She looked surprised.

"He's angry with me," Yugi told her.

"Come on Yugi." She offered him her hand. "Lets go and get hot chocolate."

Yugi did not argue.

Please review.

Hopefully, the second part will be on Boxing Day.

Merry Christmas.