"Edward, wake up, it's Christmas!" John whispered, gently shaking his brother. Edwards eyes slowly opened, revealing an excited John peering over him, wearing his Christmas pyjamas complete with Santa hat. John leapt over to his own bed, fetched an identical hat, and shoved it on Edwards head.
"I'll go wake up Kevin." John grinned, gave Edward a kiss on the forehead, and rushed out the door. Edward sat up, rubbed his eyes, and got out of bed. He was so glad it was Christmas. Finally he and John got to spend time with the family again, just how it used to be. Not that they didn't love the fame, but their busy schedule meant they spent less and less quality time with their family. Edward walked over to their bedroom mirror, and laughed at how John had placed the Santa hat on his head. He wanted to straighten it out, but it thought it was cute the way John had put it on slanted, even if it was unintentional.
"ED'ARD, ED'ARD!" John called from downstairs. He could be so impatient! Edward smiled and whistled a Christmas tune as he skipped down the stairs, and into the living room. As soon as he entered the room, his eyes met the stunning Christmas tree, lit up with dozens of flashing lights. Underneath the tree, were piles of presents in shiny wrapping paper, John already clutching his first one. Everybody was sitting around the tree now; mum, dad, Kevin and John. Edward sat next to his twin brother, cross legged like a child.
"Here Edward, open this one. John's picked his already." Susannah smiled, passing a present over to him. The twins looked at each other, and began ripping the paper from their presents in unison. John got his out first; a CD of Michael Jackson's greatest hits, closely followed by Edward, with a Taylor swift CD.
"Thanks mom, dad." John grinned. They continued through the morning, opening their presents, until the twins had just one present left each, the ones to each other. Edward smiled as John rattled the gift, squashing it impatiently. "Can I open it now, Edward?" he asked in a soft, polite voice, the voice that made Edward melt inside. With Edward giving a nod of approval, he tore the paper off in one swift movement, to reveal a little blue box. John looked at Edward quizzically, and then opened the box. Inside was a small, gold chain, with a heart shaped locket attached to it. On the inside lid of the box, where nobody but John could see, was a message; 'I love you always, from your Edward.' John took out the chain and closed the box, putting it in his pyjama bottom pocket. He smiled and admired his present, it was perfect.
"Who you going to be putting in the heart John, you and Britney?" Kevin laughed, rolling his eyes.
"Yeah, of course man!" John lied. "Thanks Ed'ard, it's really cool." John smiled at his brother. "Right, now open yours." Edward tore off the paper to find a blue box, identical to the one he had given John. He glanced up at his brother confused, but John just grinned. Opening up the box, he found an identical chain.
"John, this is exactly the same, Even the box! Did you copy my present?"
"They're not exactly the same."
Edward then looked at the box, seeing a message written in the same place he wrote Johns. It read 'I love you too. Always, your John.' John watched as a smile flickered on his twins face, before continuing. "I copied it because I thought it was awesome, and we needed to match. We can wear them out together now!"
Edward giggled at how well thought out John had been, when Susannah interrupted their moment. "That's sweet of you both! Come on now boys, wrapping paper in the recycling, and go tidy your room. Your dad and I will cook dinner, okay? I want you dressed nicely for the party later, as well."
Nodding in agreement, the boys took their chains with them and ran up the stairs.
"Boys, wrapping paper!" their mum called, but they were already out of hearing distance.
Sitting on Johns bed, Edward placed his chain neatly down. John was rummaging around in the side draw for the tiny pictures he had cut out ready. He joined Edward on the bed, and began sticking the pictures into the heart shaped lockets. The first picture he put in was his favourite photo of them together. They were on stage, holding each other's hands high in the air, ready to take a bow. The one put in the other side of the locket was a private photo, one nobody but they had seen. It was simply a picture of them holding each other close, and sharing a gentle kiss. Once the photos were in place, they closed the lockets securely, and put them on. They hugged each other tightly, grinning at how perfect the day was going.