| Christmas
and Mistletoe |
AN: I know Christmas is over with but the idea came this morning. I’ve
seen only a couple episodes of the fifth season.
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“Feeling cheerful yet?”
Rhade asked Harper that question as he was decorating his bar in honor of Christmas; it was more Dylan’s idea than anyone else’s.
Harper shook his head, “No but I’m not thinking about how much this place stinks, besides Andromeda is seventy percent in shape so that’s a good thing.”
Rhade watched as Beka walked in, she didn’t look cheerful either but then cheerfulness had never been one of her strong suits. He had been happy at one time, before Louisa and before this place. Maybe I’m feeling like this because I’ve stopped drinking.
Rhade left Harper and went to Beka, “Hello Beka.”
“Rhade.” She replied.
“Dylan is going overboard.” Rhade was looking around as he said it.
“He always does.” Beka smiled; a rare sight these days.
“It almost feels like the old days.” Rhade’s voice held longing.
Beka looked a little misty eyed, “I’d give anything to be back in the universe we knew.”
Rhade looked up, “Beka we’re under the mistletoe.”
She looked up, “So we are.”
Rhade smiled, “That means we have to kiss, in the name of tradition of course.”
Beka closed the space between them, “Well Dylan would be upset if we didn’t honor tradition.”
Their lips met in tentative kiss and then quickly turned soul searing as they forgot everything around them, the crowd around them whistled and applauded.
Dylan smiled from afar.
Some things were the same no matter where you were.
THE END.