Sunstar Claus

Terra sat in front of a glowing tree, his tiny blue eyes half-lidded; his head seemed to bob once in a while, as though the tiny Stardroidling were about to nod off any second now.  Sunstar watched from behind, chuckling.

"Terra.  Your little brothers have already gone to bed.  You ought to go to bed too."  He frowned, leaning over the little stardroid tot.  

Terra glanced up with a sleepy look.  "...but I not sleepy."

"You do want Santy Claus to come and put things under the tree and in your stocking, right?"  Sunstar lofted a brow.

"But I wanted to watch him..."  Terra murmured.

Sunstar patted Terra's head.  "I'll watch for him."

"Pwomise?"

"I promise, Terra."

The tiny Stardroid lifted his arms so that Sunstar could lift him up and carry him to bed.  Sunstar lay Terra down on the bed, nudging a shampoo bottle into tiny arms.  Terra clung tightly to the shampoo bottle; Sunstar draped a blanket over Terra and kissed his forehead.

"Sleep well, little Terra."  He whispered, walking out of the room.

Sunstar snagged up the Santa hat he'd laid on the fake mantlepiece and tugged it on.  He then placed nine neatly-wrapped packages under the tree.  Next were ten nice stockings.  He filled the young Stardroidlings' stockings with candies and plush dolls.  He then proceeded to fill his own with the leftover candy and a brand new toothbrush.

"...That looks about right."  He smirked, glancing around at his handiwork.

That was when he noticed a glass of space-milk, some cookies, and a little note.  The note was written in a childish scrawl with backwards letters and a few misspelled words.  

"Deer Santy Claws:

My brudders and me have been reely good this yeer.  

We want lotsa toys pwease.

Your buddy,
Terra."

Sunstar couldn't help but smile, folding up the note and tucking it in his hat as a keepsake.  He then bit the heads off the gingerbread Robot Masters and guzzled down the milk.

"Thank the sun."  Sunstar murmured as he took his hat off, flopping into one of the reclining chairs.

Tiny blue eyes peeked from behind a doorframe; what happened right now stayed with the right now.  Terra giggled quietly and ran back to the room he shared with Saturn and Mercury.  He then hopped in bed.

"Mewwy Wobotmas to all and to all a good night."  Terra murmured, dozing off.