Shandy: Merry Christmas!

Candy: It's not Christmas yet!

Shandy: Then why are we writing this fic?

Candy: Because we were inspired to by our favorite childhood Christmas movie- Barbie in the Nutcracker.

Shandy: *face-palms* Of course, but is that the only reason?

Candy:...

Shandy: Thought so.

Candy: Anyway, this is our Christmas story for the year!

Shandy: We hope you enjoy our story, and please review.

Candy: *whispering* It'll be completed and published on here on Christmas day.

Shandy: What did you say?

Candy: Nothing. Let's enjoy the story!

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"Candles, candles! We need more candles!" Solomon exclaimed, lighting the candles that Honda had blown out. He had spiked gray hair that was currently in the best position it could ever be, especially with the party tonight. He was wearing a black tux with a lavender and black tie. His eyes were a stern lavender, but did occasionally show kindness.

"Yugi... I need you to stop daydreaming. It's unbecoming of a young woman." Solomon said to his grand daughter.

"I know, grandfather, I know." Yugi stopped staring at the snow globe and stood up straight, her tri-colored hair falling to her mid-back. Her hair was based black, the tips a shimmering Amethyst, and her bangs a gold-yellow that were shaped like lightning bolts. The bell rang, and Solomon pulled out his pocket watch.

"22 minutes early." He tisked. "How rude." As he left to get the door, Yugi opened a small pink box to reveal a glass Kuriboh ornament.

"It's beautiful, My lady." Yugi looked at there maid, the main mother figure of her life, Mrs. Zoi.

"Mother gave it to me when she found out I was obsessed with it's card when I was younger." Yugi replied, smiling fondly at the ornament. Mrs. Zoi nodded and walked over to the couch only to gasp.

"Oh, dear!" She exclaimed. "The mice must've found there way into the Christmas boxes!" Yugi walked over to the chubby short-haired blonde and picked up one of the gingerbread man ornaments with a human bite out if his leg.

"Hmm... You haven't seen Honda, have you?" She asked Mrs. Zoi, who shrugged. They looked left and right before Yugi looked behind the couch to see a familiar brown spiked-haired boy eating a piece of gingerbread. Stealing the treat from her younger brother, Yugi giggled slightly.

"Hey!" Honda exclaimed, knowing he had been caught. He folded his arms and pouted as he stood up, facing Mrs. Zoi and his seventeen year old sister that was only a head taller.

"You might want to wash that icing off before the mice take a bite out of you." She said jokingly, patting his hair. Honda swatted her hand away.

"You can't tell me what to do!"

"No," Yugi admitted, "but grandfather might insist on a bath." Honda paled and rushed to the bathroom. Mrs. Zoi and Yugi shrugged at each other, and went back to decorating the room. The door opened to show a lovely woman in a purple and white kimono. She had golden-yellow waist long hair with bangs like Yugi's, her eyes a vivid violet that were filled with knowledge and mischief.

"Yugi!" Yugi turned around and looked at the woman.

"Aunt Mai!" Yugi walked over and hugged the older woman. "I thought you weren't coming this year."

"Yugi, you're at least an inch taller, besides what chance would I miss to see you and Solomon?" Yugi giggled.

"And you're already conspiring against me." Solomon said, walking into the room.

"Oh, don't worry, Uncle." Mai said, looking at him. "I'll wait until after your party before I do any mischief." Solomon huffed and moved to help Mrs. Zoi with some decorations.

"Oh, Aunt Mai, what did you do? Where did you go?" Yugi asked. "I want to hear all about it."

"Hmm... I hiked the great wall of China, went on a rig-shaw ride, and visited the ta ash mal."

"Stop filling Yugi's head with all of that hosh posh." Solomon said. "Just because you don't stay put like a sensible person, doesn't mean that she will."

"Yugi deserves to have her own adventures, and see the world, uncle." Aunt Mai said.

"But-" The door bell rang.

"Your guests have arrived." Mumbling and grumbling, Solomon left to answer the door.

"Some people never change." Mai sighed, looking at Yugi with a small smile. "But there is always hope."

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"And he bowed and asked me to dance."

"What did you do?" Yugi asked, her amethyst eyes sparkling. Honda was playing by the fire place with his toy soldiers as Aunt Mai retold her story about the first king she ever met.

"Well, I couldn't say no to the king!"

"You're so lucky, Aunt Mai." Yugi sighed. "I wish I could've gone with you."

"Maybe next time you can." Yugi looked at the floor, a slightly defeated look on her face.

"Grandfather would never allow it." Mai looked over at a coffee table, were two presents were sitting innocently, though one had a devious plan behind it.

"Surely he won't stop me from giving you these." She said, picking up a red and black gift with a yellow and blue gift. "For Honda." She handed the yellow and blue box to the boy.

"Sweet, presents!" Honda opened the box up, only to take out two other toy soldiers. "A commander, and his assistant, thanks!"

"And for you, Yugi." Mai handed the black and red present to Yugi, who opened it carefully. Gasping, she pulled out what was inside. It was a brilliantly made nutcracker, his right arm moving to open his mouth, but what caught Yugi's interest the most were the object's eyes. They were a sparkling blood red instead of the more common royal blue, and Yugi couldn't help but stare into them. She felt as if she could get lost forever in those eyes, wooden or not.

"Oh, Aunt Mai..." She said, standing up and hugging the other. "He's wonderful."

"He sure looks ugly." Honda commented.

"Honda..."

"On the outside, maybe." Aunt Mai admitted. "But on the inside he has the heart of a prince."

"Can he command my army?" Honda asked, already walking over as if he knew Yugi would say yes. "He would be perfect."

"No." Yugi said sternly, holding the Nutcracker to her chest. "I know how easy it is to break Nutcrackers, and with you breaking your toys all of the time, I'd prefer it if you didn't."

"Please, Yugi?" Honda asked, reaching up to grab it. "Just this one time..."

"Honda, I said no." Yugi persisted. Before things got ugly, Mai stepped in between the two.

"Now now, you don't want grandfather scolding you for fighting, do you?" Yugi and Honda sighed, but shook their heads anyway. Honda walked back over to his army, and Yugi examined the nutcracker.

"Oh," She said to herself in slight shock. "You have quite the cut on that arm... And the same arm also seems loose..." Using her handkerchief, Yugi tied it around the nutcracker's left arm like a sling. As she smiled at him, something seemed to sparkle in the nutcracker's eyes.

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