Oh Christmas Tree! (Part thirteen)

"Is it so hard to accept that they are also YOUR friends?"

"I-I've had lots of 'friends' so has Mokuba. They all wanted-"

"Wealth? Power? Their concern was not for you but for what they could get from you. Fawning sycphants, parasites, there were many of that ilk in Pharaoh's court. Better to deal with honest open enemies- but that is a lesson you have already learned, is it not so Seto? True friends are a much rarer treasure, and they can only be found with an open heart. Look into your heart now Seto and ask yourself; Why do you challenge my masters again and again?"

Great. Back to THAT again. He was really starting to miss hanging around in the tree. With the dragons...

"I challenge them because they make dueling worth my time. THATS why I keep searching for rare and powerful cards! THATS why I spend hours coming up with new combos and stratagies! I want to be the best, and only the best can beat them!"

"And is it fun?"

Kaiba just stared. /he's doing it again, dammit! He's SMIRKING at me!/

"Is that your point Magician? all right, it is fun! Especially when my dragons fry you! And I'll go even further, I like dueling them because I...LIKE...THEM! Now, can I go back to my tree?"

"You want to be in your tree..?"

Some how Kaiba was finding this hysterically funny. "I've cracked," He thought. "I've finally cracked."

"Yeah, I wanna be in my tree. I want to fly with my dragons. I want to take Mokuba for a ride on a dragon. I want to duel Yugi, (Both of him.) while flying on a dragon. Think 'Santa Claus' will make that happen?"

Dark Magician smirked some more. The purple santa hat was back on his head...

To be continued