xIsisx: Hey people! I UPDATED! Woot! And I think this chapter is kind of short but I'll make up for that with a really long chapter next time, okay?

Bakura: Don't listen to her... she lies.

xIsisx: -death glare at Bakura- Please R&R.

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And a Very Merry RA-mas To You
Chapter 3 – Presents, sarcastic comments, wars, OH RA!.
By xIsisx

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- Start -

Ryou chewed on his pen and looked at the pad of paper he had in front of him.

Christmas Shopping List

Bakura?
Yugi: Duel Monster cards
Yami: Duel Monster cards
Marik: Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
Malik: 101 Ways to Stop Acting Like a Lunatic
Seto: Ph34R t3h Pu+3r
Mokuba: Collection of LiveStrong and other bracelets
Isis: Crystal ball
Joey: Duel Monster cards
Mai: Duel Monster cards
Tea: Pom Poms
Tristan: Car model

The list was ordinary, nothing special, nothing out of the blue…

Except for Bakura's present. Bakura hasn't talked to him ever since that little 'incident'. Or rather, he wouldn't talk to Bakura, unless it's absolutely necessary.

"Bakura! I'm going to Marik's and then I'm going to shopping!" He yelled into the other room, where he knew his yami was.

"Mh." Okay. At least Bakura showed some sign that Ryou wasn't just wallpaper to him.

"Later."

+ AVAVAVA +

(pay close attention to Marik's hikari and Malik's yami names, it can get confusing)

Marik Ishtar heard a knock at his door. Radamnit. He and his yami were currently busy.

"Quick, put your shirt on," Marik hissed. He then straightened his hair and opened the door.

"Hi Marik." A rosy cheeked Ryou greeted, it was very cold outside.

"This is a change, it's usually Bakura who visits, come on in, you look freezing."

Ryou nodded gratefully, and noticed Malik sitting on the couch watching TV. As if this was normal. Malik caught his eye.

"What? Something on my face?"

Ryou shrugged.

"Lemme guess, Ryou," Marik said, "You need a ride to the mall for shopping."

Ryou nodded for the second time, "If it's not too much trouble."

"You came at the right time, I was just gonna go." He turned to his yami, "Wanna come?"

"No." Malik focused his attention back to the TV.

Marik sighed, "Comon, let's go Ryou."

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They hopped into Marik's car, (xIsisx: okay, I was going to do Marik's motorcycle, but I didn't want Ryou holding on to Marik… ) and Marik started driving.

"Sooo, whats up with you and Bakura?"

"Huh?"

"Don't play dumb, Bakura came over here and told me that you two weren't talking to each other."

"Oh."

"You like him, don't you?"

"What!"

Marik continued as if he didn't hear Ryou, "Besides, you're the only hikari and yami who haven't had a relationship yet."

"You mean Yami & Yugi are a couple and you & Malik are a couple?"

Marik nodded, a sheepish expression on his face, "Malik's not that evil once you get to know him. And as for Yami & Yugi… it's just natural for them to be together, know what I mean?"

"Yeah well, Bakura and me, I guess we're both anti-social."

"Oooh now I know what to get you guys for Christmas!"

"Huh?"

"A t-shirt that says 'I am not anti-society, society is anti-ME!'"

"Haha, very funny."

"Seriously though, you two make a great couple."

And with that, Marik launched into a full-pledged speech about Ryou and Bakura.

"You both love games and are great at it, you're both sarcastic, you both feel that society rejects you, your minds are hard to figure out, you both had a very disappointing childhood…"

"Whoa whoa! Since when did Bakura have a 'disappointing childhood'?"

Marik looked at Ryou, his face trying to mask pity, "Bakura's sister and family and everyone in his village were killed, all for the purpose of creating the millennium items. Bakura was the only one that survived the raid in the village of Kul Elna. He was even rejected in Ancient Egypt because of his 'abnormal' silver/white hair. His sadness grew into anger, and from anger came hatred. That's why he hates the Pharaoh so much, even though Yami wasn't the one that created the millennium items, Yami's father did. But Bakura thinks that Yami's father died before he got the chance to kill him, so Bakura took it out on Yami instead."

Marik turned back to the road, "D'you understand now? Why Bakura is the person he is?"

Ryou gave a slight nod, not trusting himself to speak, his eyes were misting over, threatening to spill.

The mall approached, this gave Marik another idea.

"Alright Ryou, I'll give you a ride back only if you and Bakura come out and have a snowball war with us, me and Malik, later in the day."

"Okay but I'm not going to ask—"

"No, no, you're gonna ask Bakura if you don't want to walk home."

Ryou mumbled something that sounded something like 'bastard, threats, ra'.

"Okay?"

"Fine, but only because it's you."

"Oh thank you Mr. Sarcaticim, maybe I should give you a t-shirt that says 'You look nice today. I am a very sarcastic person.'."

"Ha ha."

"Do you not see the irony in your reply?"

"No I do not."

+ AVAVAVA +

meanwhile-

Bakura was moping around the house. It was bothersome with his hikari in the house and boring without him in the house. That was weird. Maybe he could go and crash at Malik's for a while, that was always fun.

Nah. There's a chance that Ryou could be there.

Why does Ryou call this holiday Christmas, anyway? He wondered. Ryou wasn't religious or a Christian for that matter. So why couldn't it be something else instead of Christmas?

The question was what should take place instead of the 'Christ' part. He amused himself for a while. Pharaoh-mas. No, too 'worship the pharaoh'-like. Red&Green-mas. Uhh, whatever. Presents-mas. Too childlike. Game-mas. Um, games? Ra-mas…

That's it! Bakura thought, Ra-mas!

…Ra didn't exactly celebrate in red and green though.

More of a gold/brown/tan/yellow kind of thing; since Ra was the god of light and wisdom or whatever.

The problem was, how to tell everyone to change the theme of their presents or whatever on such a short notice?

"Oh Ra. Help me"

"I will help you." A golden misty light appeared in the ceiling.

Bakura stared at the light. (O.o)

"Your problem?" Said a heavenly voice, pure and sweet as an angel's, with the command, authority, and wisdom of a god. The voice of Ra.

"Umm…" Bakura muttered, still hypnotized, "Read above…" He pointed to above text.

"Request complete." The golden light vanished.

(Bakura: How did this happen? xIsisx: I was bored and wanted a new twist. Bakura: O.o It's a new twist alright… xIsisx: okay, enough talk, get back into the story! -pushes Bakura back into the story-)

+ AVAVAVA +

Ryou wandered around the aisles aimlessly. He had gotten everyone else's present except for Bakura's. Maybe a knife? Nah, Bakura already had a huge collection.

He reflected on what Marik said back in the car.

"See, here's the thing about Bakura, he never opens up to anyone. When he was little, he was innocent and pure, like all children. It was because of the future of his past that made him the way he is. You should get him something that reflects him or his passions. A change from knifes, weapons, and such…"

…a change? Ryou's eyes fell on something at the back of the store. Perfect.

A whooshing sound and all green and red Christmas themes changed to yellow and gold Ra-mas theme. This, of course, was unnoticed by anyone except the person responsible, Bakura. And this, was how Christmas became Ra-mas. –Bakura laughs insanely in the background-

"Muhahaha! Hehehe!"

Ryou spun around, he could have sworn he heard laughing.

(Ryou: what was that? xIsisx: -innocently- You asking me? Ryou: YES! You're the author. xIsisx: umm… get the hell out of here! –shoves Ryou out-)

+ AVAVAVA +

Bakura smirked as the decoration changed. And he silently congratulated himself for his genius idea.

He heard the door snap and found himself face-to-face with his hikari.

"What d'you want?"

"Marik says we have to come and go to war with him and Malik."

"What?" That was all he managed to say before Ryou grabbed him by the arm and dragged him outside to Marik's house. (and somehow got Bakura to put on his coat and ect in a split second)

"Hey! Ow! RYOU!" Bakura yelled as three snowballs nailed him in the head. He ran tearing after his hikari, armed with 10 snowballs.

"Whoa! You missed! Haha!" Ryou quickly ducked behind Marik.

"Wha--?" Five snowballs hit Marik's face, he blacked out for a second. Just a second. "Bakura! You baka! Malik, help- mmmhh." Another snowball hit into his mouth, this time from Ryou. Marik spat out the snow, "Hey! No fair ganging up on me!" Yet another snowball hit him in the back of his head, this time from his very own yami.

"Well, that wasn't my original plan, but it sounds like a good idea!" Laughed Malik.

"Isis!" He whined to his sister, "Help!"

"Okay," Isis replied, and dumped a cup of hot coco on her brother, "You looked a bit cold."

A very angry Marik, dripped in hot coco, sank to the ground and raised a white flag.

"I surrender…"

Malik, Isis, Bakura, and Ryou exchanged high-fives.

"Now we can go and get some hot coco!" Said Ryou, "But I'm sure you don't need any, right Marik?"

"That's the 67th sarcastic comment you've said today, Ryou…" Marik commented with his eyes closed, still laying on the snow.

"Oh?" Ryou blinked innocently, "How is it sarcastic?"

"68…"

- End -

notes:
the title of Seto's book says "Fear the Puter" (fear the computer)
"baka" means idiot in japanese
xIsisx is a very crazy person

Ryou: -wearing a shirt that says 'Hi, you look lovely today. I am a very sarcatic person Please R&R'

xIsisx: Fear the t-shirt! Obey the t-shirt!