“No, no, no. Please.” You said in disbelief, with your hands on the ice cold glass that began to fog up from your hot breath. All of the stores had closed hours ago before you remembered that you never picked up a gift for Sana. Christmas is tomorrow and you had put off getting her a gift due to your intense work schedule. You nearly broke the glass panel as your hand thudded against the window. What am I going to do? Sana probably got me something expensive, and I’ll have nothing to show for it when I receive it. I can’t believe work got the best of me. Stupid night shifts, why can’t the older staff take half of the shifts as well? Bias. Maybe I can still find a few shops that are still open. Ugh, it’s so freaking cold out. You thought to yourself, as you exhaled into your hands and rubbed them against each other.
“Hey (Y/N)! Are you still coming over tonight? The girls and I are planning to eat out tonight, if you want to join us. I can text you the address if you’re interested.” Sana sang into the phone.
“Oh, uh, what time is it?”
“Sorry, I meant the dinner.”
“We’re planning to head out in a few so if you’re coming let me know right now.”
“I… can’t come. I actually have another dinner that I have to attend. Sorry Sana.”
“It’s fine! Enjoy your dinner! I’ll see you tomorrow. Mwah!” Sana said excitedly as she imitated a kissing sound.
“Thanks, enjoy your dinner as well.”
Sana hung up and you exhaled once again, leaving a trail of hot air that slowly dissipated into thin air. For the rest of the night, you drove from one mall to another, trying your hardest to find anything, anything at all. Unfortunately, your efforts didn’t pay off and you came up empty handed by the end of the night. You missed dinner, a chance to spend Christmas Eve with Sana, and you didn’t find anything that you can gift to Sana tomorrow. You were pretty pissed and stressed. As you tried to fall asleep, you decided that you would just be honest to Sana and tell her the truth without making any excuses. When morning came, the weather was perfect, snow slowly fell onto everything, coating them all with a light layer of whiteness. You got up and made yourself presentable and drove straight to Sana’s house without eating breakfast.
“You’re here! Come!” Sana was dressed in a t-shirt, shorts, and had a santa hat on top of her head. She brought you inside where you guessed that she was probably in the middle of eating breakfast because her plate was unfinished.
“Are you hungry? Did you eat anything yet? I was just eating, do you want some? I just made something simple, pancakes, scrambled eggs, and some toast.” Sana offered.
“I’d love some pancakes right now.” You admitted.
“Great! Just give me a second then, I’ll go make some fresh ones.” Sana got up to put on the kitchen apron.
“No, no, that’s alright. I’ll help you finish the rest here.”
“Are you sure? I really can make some fresh ones, it won’t take long.”
“Yep, I’m good. Come here, sit down so we can eat.”
Sana took off the apron and joined you at the table. She began to eat again, and occasionally she would give you a bite too. You watched Sana eat, wondering how you were going to explain how you didn’t get her a gift. You must’ve ended up staring because Sana began to feed you everything that was in her plate.
“Ahh… I’m so full.” Sana said, sitting down on the couch and patting her tummy.
“Did you guys do the gift exchange yet?” You asked.
“Oh with my friends? No, not yet. We’re doing that tonight since they’re all out giving out gifts to others.”
“Why’re you home by yourself then?”
“Well obviously because I’m waiting for you.”
“Mhm, I have to give you my gift don’t I?”
“Gift. Right. Ahem, okay.”
“It’s upstairs, let’s go.” Sana said, grabbing your hand and leading you upstairs. Frick, what do I do. I’ll just see what happens then tell her everything. She’ll understand.
“So to be honest, I didn’t really get you anything super amazing or fancy, but I just thought that this was so cute.” Sana said while you waited for her to get it.
“That’s alright, I don’t mind at all.”
Sana took out a small box that was wrapped very elegantly with a golden ribbon tying it all together. You carefully opened the packaging and discovered that there was a single mitten inside. You took the mitten out and it unraveled itself into a singular mitten that was shaped like a V.
“I didn’t get you a gift. I didn’t forget but I had a really long week at work and they worked me so hard. I’m not making excuses right now, and I just wanted to tell you that I’m really sorry. It’s Christmas and everyone is getting gifts for everyone and I just… dropped the ball.”
“I really wanted to get you something nice…”
Sana hugged you tightly and pulled you head towards her chest.
“Wanna know something interesting, (Y/N)?”
“Christmas isn’t about gifting or receiving anything, it’s about spending the holidays with your loved ones. Whether you got me a $5 chocolate, a $500 necklace, or nothing at all, I still love you the same. And I’m sure you feel the same way as me, so don’t feel bad for not getting me anything, because no matter what gift other people give to me or whoever. I’ll always have you to myself.” Sana said kindly.
“Wait, Sana. Did you just say something deep? You? Of all people?” You said, astonished.
“I guess… I did? Who knew, hahaha.”
“Are you really my Sana? What have you done with her?”
“Ohyohyohyohyo, you’ll never find out!” Sana used her signature laugh to make you chuckle.
“Anyways, what’s with this weird mitten, there’s only one mitten but there’s two holes.”
“I can’t believe you. You’ve never seen this? Here, let me show you.”
Sana took your hand and inserted into one of the mitten openings and then she stuck her own hand into the other and interlocked fingers with you inside.
“See? Isn’t it cozy and warm?”
“Oh… this is pretty neat. How much was it, just wondering?”
Sana laughed out loud as you pulled her closer to you and tickled her some more. What a Christmas.
Merry Christmas Eve everyone! I am on time this time! I hope everyone’s having a blast over the winter holidays, please be safe, take care of yourselves, and remember that Christmas is NOT all about giving gifts and receiving crazy expensive things. That being said, if you guys do get anything, I hope you will treasure it!
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