xIsisx: I'm sorry! FF.N was being mean and wouldn't let me log on, or I would've posted this 2 days ago. And yes, I know this is another short one but it is really detailed (sorta).

Warning: Do not read if you get embarresed reading emotional stuff between a yaoi couple. Hey, I warned ya, don't say I didn't!

Disclaimer: See Ch.1's disclaimer. And oh yeah, the story about the sun & moon & stars (you'll see what I'm talking about once you read the story) in the story was created by xIsisx. Do not use without permission, and to get permission, ask xIsisx using the contacts listed on her profile.

Warning 2: This chapter will not contain 'comedy', more like 'heavy-duty emotional stuff'. - smiles -

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And a Very Merry RA-mas To You
Chapter 4 – Wishing upon a Star.
By xIsisx

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- Start -

Ryou watched as his yami went outside the house. It was a clear and cool night, the air was sharp, it was winter, after all. This was something Bakura had always enjoyed. Watching the stars. It was always the same routine every night when stars were visible. Ryou would watch Bakura go outside and gaze at the stars for some time and come back in. But tonight, Ryou had the feeling the former tomb robber wanted his privacy, so he quickly closed the curtain and went to bed, silently.

Bakura took a deep breath of the cold, night air. The stars… he remembered back in Egypt, when he was little, he would always gaze at the stars. Fascinate over them, and wonder how they came to be. So you could say it was sort of a childhood obsession that he never outgrew, even after all these years, that's about 5,000 years, mind you.

He picked a tree and sat down and leaned on it. Chocolate eyes, narrowed and sharp, reflected the glimmer of the stars, and the stars alone. Yes… He remembered the first time his mother had told him a tale about the stars, and that was the first time he became curious about them.

+Flashback+

"Look Mommy," A young Bakura, no older than 6, pointed to the heavens, "What are those?"

His mother kneeled down next to him, "Those, my child, are stars."

"Stars?" Chocolate eyes, wide and innocent, reflected the glimmer of the stars, and the stars alone.

"Yes, stars. There is a story of Ra, and how he created the world. He became the sun, the god of light and wisdom, and his wife became the moon, goddess of shadow and mischief. It was lonely, so far up there, with just the two of them. So the goddess gave parts of herself, and sprinkled them across the skies, and Ra himself gave these little particles light so they may glow. Now we see them, years and years later, as stars. Little bright white dots that illuminate dark nights."

"Wow." Little Bakura's eyes widened, but they still bore one more question.

"Mommy? How many stars are there?"

His mother chuckled gently, "One may never know. But there is a legend that says everyone has a star that reflects themselves. So while you are down here, your very own star is twinkling above."

+End Flashback+

…his very own star…

Unfortunately, that was also the last memory he had of his mother and the rest of his family before they were burned. All for the sake of the millennium items. Bakura gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. That Ra-damned Pharaoh! He looked down at his own Millennium Ring, maybe parts of his family were in his ring as well. Disgusting, yes, but that may very well be.

He looked back at the stars. When he was in his tomb-robbing days, there were always four stars that always seemed to twinkle just for him. It was nobody's doubt that those four stars were the stars of himself, his mother, his father, and his sister.

Now, as he looked closer, there seemed to be one more star that was twinkling brightly, along with the other four original ones. Who's star could that be? Bakura looked back at the house and his eyes pulled to his hikari's room. Ryou's star? He smiled a half-smile, that could be.

"Make sure this is the best Ra-mas my hikari's ever had," He whispered to the stars, "Thank you, Ra."

The moon twinkled, and if anyone cared to look very closely, they would say that the moon nodded.

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Meanwhile-

Ryou couldn't sleep, he tossed and turned. His bed felt like stone, his pillow felt like wood, and even his blanket felt like a sheet of plastic. Was it because he didn't watch Bakura tonight? He wanted to sneak a peek at his yami but his mind reluctantly shot down that idea. He couldn't explain it, but he could have sworn that someone was watching him outside of his window. (fyi- if you have forgotten, Bakura is watching Ryou's bedroom window)

Ryou didn't get up, but he glanced at the window. He couldn't see the ground, but the could see the sky, and all the stars. He thought he saw a shooting star, but even if it was, he knew better than to make a wish. Shooting stars were wanna-be stars, they were just comets that burn up.

"I wonder if Bakura knows that?" He whispered into the night, chocolate eyes easing close.

His subconscious took hold and his mind shut down. He drifted off into sleep.

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Bakura snuck back into the house, everything was quiet, and all the lights were off, that must mean Ryou was asleep. He suddenly had the urge to sing "Silent Night".

But he managed to restrain himself and crept along the hallways into his room. No, it was far too early for bed, he looked at the clock, it was only 11:30 PM. His normal time for bed was usually 1:30 – 3:00 AM.

To entertain himself, Bakura flipped to the Ryou Channel (aka Ryou-Bakura mindlink) and found himself in the world of Ryou's dreams. Images of the dreams were about 20xlifesize and sounds were strangely echo-y. He found the dreamversion of himself talking to the dreamversion Ryou.

"What's your New Year's resolution?" (dream)Bakura asked.

(dream)Ryou was quiet, thinking it over.

"To…" (dream)Ryou looked up at (dream)Bakura, "to make you love me…"

(dream)Bakura's eyes widened, and so did the real Bakura's eyes. He quickly closed the mindlink.

…to make you love me…

Those words echoed in his more mind more loudly than the echoes in the dream. He pressed a shaking hand to his forehead.

Was this all part of Ra's plan to give his hikari the best Ra-mas ever?

Bakura scrambled under the covers, praying that Ryou didn't know that his yami saw his wish.

- End -

Bakura: O.O YOU ARE AN EVIL AUTHORESS!

xIsisx: Thank you! I appresiate that fact that someone accually noticed! - smiles -

Ryou: O.O speechless